The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #102396   Message #2075402
Posted By: Bee-dubya-ell
12-Jun-07 - 10:53 PM
Thread Name: BS: How fast do you drivel?
Subject: RE: BS: How fast do you drivel?
That type of woodpecker behavior is called "drumming". It's not pecking for food, but pecking to show off. The idea is to make lots of noise and sound cool to woodpeckers of the opposite sex. Canister-type electrical transformers are quite popular among sonically adventurous peckers. You should be pleased that a woodpecker thinks your TV mast has a pleasing resonance.