I just watched a Starling take over a woodpeckers home couple of weeks ago. I tried to help. Sadly half of the woodpeckers homes are being taken away by invasive starling. I'd be a mad bird too.... Hope it sheds a light.
Bluejay vs. Grackle is one I've seen play out. They're similar in size so it's a fair fight and it is a sight to behold. Bluejay wins because they run on hate.
I'm on the side of the woodpecker. All morning doves do is just plop down somewhere like Jabba the Hutt and then look befuddled at everything. Woodpeckers have attitude while morning doves have fattitude.
We are all bigots. We get a lot of pigeons nesting in our area, and whenever one starts cooing near a nest it drives me up the wall, especially early in the morning. But when a barn owl hangs out on our, or our neighbor's roof (usually looking for some squab!), I get all giddy at the hooting.
There is a pecking order for just about everything. The dove trying to wing slap is not very effective because woodpeckers are headstrong. No worries about the dove It'll get its turn later.
Weirdly enough it's the pigeons that bully the other birds at the feeder in my backyard. I call them the pigeon mafia. The other birds (Wrens, Warblers, Starlings and Cardinals) are sometimes forced to eat what seeds fall to the ground because 3 fat pigeons control everything.
It’s why I have more than one feeder setup in my yard, there is always that one bird who’s going to bully the others lol in my case it’s the lorikeets who bully the cockatoos. Funny really as a bite from a cockatoo can brake a finger if bitten hard enough, (from experience 10 years ago) so they could take off a lorikeets head if it wanted too as they are such small birds but goodness knows why they actually run away from them😹😹
When I was a kid there was a Northern Flicker that would sit on top of our metal trash cans and bang away. It sounded like a freakin’ machine gun. So yeah, I would give ol drillface a wide berth.
Last year I had a mockingbird that was running all the birds away from my feeders. I have 12 feeders and it would run the birds away from all of them. It did that for a couple of weeks and then it stopped. Maybe it was doing that because all my feeders are close to where they nest. That mockingbird has been hanging around my house for several years. It pairs up with a female every spring and they build a nest in the big snowball bush outside my kitchen window.
You need a peanut butter feeder for the woodpeckers , they would rather eat that than seed. I made mine by drilling some 1" holes in an old 3" diameter x 12" long log I had from when I cut down a tree. I've been doing this for many years and the woodpeckers are happy year-round, especially when it's freezing cold outside. Just make sure that the squirrels can't get to it or it's game over.
My neighbor feeds the birds and squirrels in the back yard. She throws whole peanuts in the yard and theres 2 woodpeckers, they take the peanut to the top of a short power pole and break it open and then pound the nuts into holes on the power pole.
Woodpeckers are seriously territorial and can do real damage to even much larger birds, but I love my woodpeckers and make nesting boxes for them. Thanks for your video.
Our woodpeckers seem pretty benign, maybe because we put assorted goodies for the birds out there...the woodpeckers, catbirds, thrashers, and titmouses prefer the suet feeder, while the sparrows, cardinals, dove, and wrens like seed scattered on the ground...the titmouses, downey woodpeckers, nuthatches enjoy the seed feeder...right now, around dawn, it sounds like a jungle out there...(omitted several specie of birds, blue jays, grackles, mockingbirds, etc. simply because we're lazy)...
Outside Philly we have catbirds 3, two robins, 3 doves one lost her mate, 4starlings, one crow,2 cardinals, a Carolina wren, and about ten sparrows. A hawk chased a cardinal into my deck door so I got a plastic crow ! I have a feeder but that’s for the sparrows. I layout safflower seeds and raisins for the catbird but now everyone wants them .Last week a catbird walked into my living room to ask for raisins ! He flew out quickly !
Yeah! thats why people i know RID of ALL their woodpecker and the FLICKERS as well. AND problem solved EVERYONE is much happier as well as the doves and others
Except for the chickadees, the bluebirds, the swallows, the nuthatches, the titmice, the wrens… all of the cavity nesters that depend on woodpecker holes…
Red-bellied woodpeckers don't camp- park at the birdfeeder. They are way too busy for that. But Mourning doves bring a beach chair, radio, umbrella, portable fridge and just relax and eat until nothing is left! Lazy, lazy flying rats🤨
I've seen some knock-down, drag-out battles at the feeder when the mourning doves are around. It's a veritable wing slapping, beak impaling, melee. They will only concede the feeder to ravens and crows.
I have a few different species of woodpeckers that come to my yard, they eat the suet, the black oil sunflower seed, the farmers mix seed and whole kernel corn. They are never aggressive like that one. The damn Bluejays on the other hand are bullys. I throw peanuts to the squirrels and chipmunks and the Jay's always try to get them before the squirrels. Not to mention they hog the feeder and chase the other birds away.
I think "asshole woodpeckers" is a fitting title. They've wreaked havoc on my 150 year old maple tree in my back yard, and they intimidate and harrass other birds.
Try a house style of feeder so the birds wont have to see each other while they eat and the addition of suet will keep the woodpeckers occupied so they wont compete for the loose seeds.
My Red Bellied Woodpeckers don’t act like that at all except for the Mocking birds!! They mostly get along with all the birds. The Mockingbird is a whole different story because they are like the kamikaze pilots chasing everyone away from all the feeders. They drive me crazy with their bullying. I love my woodpeckers especially when they bring the youngsters to the feeders.
Awesome video. I hate doves. I wish MY woodeckers would do the same around here. I will play this video outside nonstop for two months or so, teach my woodpeckers how its done in the big city...
Mourning Doves can be very Obnoxious, to each other and other birds when they try to hog all the food at my feeder. They will wing snap at much bigger birds, like the large, peaceful band tailed pigeons that are native to this area.
I love ALL woodpeckers. You must watch birds regularly to understand ALL are bullies at the feeders. It’s just that some birds are bigger, and tougher than others. This beautiful red belly proves that, lol
you can sort of control who visits your feeder by adjusting your seed mix - if you get a mix that doesn't contain peanuts, corn and sunflower, the woodpecker may lose interest in coming. (Try putting out 100% millet for a week, and see)
I saw this happen at my feeder very often. I don't feel bad for the dove though as they are extremely aggressive themselves and tend to overwhelm feeders with their constant presence and large numbers. I had a mated pair of red bellied woodpeckers that I would see every day. They loved peanuts. I've witnessed clear out feeders by picking up sparrows and throwing them on the ground. It was a hilariously asshole thing to do.
Woodpeckers are bossy. I see that at my No. CA birdbath with Acorn woodpeckers ruling the roost - so to speak - over other birds. The local Steller jays are big, loud and brash, but they are no match for the Acorns.
This woodpecker can come to my back garden anytime!! The reason why is that we're infested with pigeons where i live in the UK, about 9 miles from Stratford upon Avon. It'd be lovely if i could ony hear garden birds but no. A complete cretin of a tv personality and naturalist called Chris Packam, lobbied the government, which got approved to give pigeons a full blown PROTECTED species status. Their not endangered as there's millions of them but its now against the law to harm them in anyway whatsoever or disturb the nests. So good on the woodpecker!!!
The variegated woodpeckers in our yard stick to feeding from a cylinder or the suet blocks. Mourning doves feed on seed that’s fallen to the ground. Perhaps try multiple styles of feeders ? Territorial birds are less obnoxious if there’s multiple options to feed available. Some birds however tend to just be,as you’ve stated-assholes 😁
F. Red Bellied Woodpecker, unless I'm mistaken. I find the Mourning Doves [also White Winged and Collared] to be more aggressive~ that characteristic lifting of one wing to other birds is a warning specially to the smaller birds. They're also slobs at the feeder [throwing all the seed they don't like to the ground]. Only thing I can't tolerate is pecking holes on the side of the house. Good for you feeding the birdlife.
Oooh I hate when there's a backyard bully. For us it was a mockingbird. He beat up everyone and refused them access to food. He would not leave. I could not take that or its devilish cries. Food source was removed. I felt terrible.
It knows who it's dealing with. Those doves bully other birds. You can even see the dove raise it's one wing while keep the other close to the body. It was setting up a slap if it could've gotten one in. These woodpeckers are territorial, too. You also can't blame them, i mean with them being red-heads and all... 😶🌫️ czcams.com/users/shortsombopmsc4GU?si=cVzWwqXRwbuqhaHp czcams.com/users/shortsZWg1_HXJUqQ?si=Exvms0sn6yQ4Siqg
Where I live the woodpeckers get bullied. I have to throw peanuts away from the food pile to get the rest of the bastards to leave the woodpecker alone long enough to eat.
You don't want to fight with a bird who punches holes in trees with his face.
I just watched a Starling take over a woodpeckers home couple of weeks ago. I tried to help. Sadly half of the woodpeckers homes are being taken away by invasive starling. I'd be a mad bird too.... Hope it sheds a light.
@@IrishSetter01you can only help by dispatching starlings. Use a BB gun or get a startling trap online and drop them in water once the trap is full.
@@icxcnika2 I'm gonna have to research bb guns as well.
@@IrishSetter01 watch for local ordinances against discharging a firearm, many localities frown upon BB guns being shot in a town or city
LOL!!!!!
I imagine they have headaches most of the time so...the assholiness is understandable.
😂😂
hehe
LOL :D
😂😂😂😂
"Assholiness" I'm gonna use that! 🤪
This bird may be a jerk, but nothing compares to the fury of a hummingbird.
I know of credible reports of one attacking a Bald Eagle.
Mocking bird
Let's not forget our friend the Bluejay!
@@kathleengeiser6956I never liked blue jays until I saw one attack a squirrel. After that, I bought and fed them peanuts
It's like they have a natural Steroid organ.
To be fair, the mourning doves are the bullies when I feed my neighborhood birds
Same. My red bellies are mellow. The mourning doves are hogs.
Exactly..just greedy
We call the mourning doves “The Mafia” at our feeder.
The mourning doves also fight amongst themselves all the time. Some symbols of peace!
@@beckyb7063 they are just pigeons with better public relations. 🕊
"IT'S MINE, YOU UNDERSTAND? ALL MINE! GET OUT OF HERE! OUT, OUT, OUT! GO, GO, GO! MINE, MINE, MINE! THERE'S ONLY ENOUGH FOR ME!!"
"Duck!! You have desecrated the spirit of the Lamp! Prepare the face the consequences"
@@megatop412 To which the greedy woodpecker replies, "Consequences, shmoncequences, as long as I'm well-fed. And don't call me a duck!"
Poor mourning dove :(..
I'd love to see a crow or bluejay land at the same time. Battle of the assholes.
Bluejay vs. Grackle is one I've seen play out. They're similar in size so it's a fair fight and it is a sight to behold. Bluejay wins because they run on hate.
LoL, right? Crows won't bother though, they are such survivors, they'll chow down on Anything. 😁
blue jay right at the end. got yeeted
Ever have an actual Turkey Vulture land on a steel roof and you'd think someone was up there with a hammer!
Yeah, BJ’s are the jerks around these parts.
Ohh feisty girl you have there. I LOVE how they stand up to starlings. The only birds that will really take on those flying rats
I'm on the side of the woodpecker. All morning doves do is just plop down somewhere like Jabba the Hutt and then look befuddled at everything. Woodpeckers have attitude while morning doves have fattitude.
Don't forget 💩everywhere
We are all bigots. We get a lot of pigeons nesting in our area, and whenever one starts cooing near a nest it drives me up the wall, especially early in the morning. But when a barn owl hangs out on our, or our neighbor's roof (usually looking for some squab!), I get all giddy at the hooting.
I'm waiting for the neighborhood Hawk to show up.
I would say the same if it was a starling.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Oh now. Our hawk took bluetits😪😪
The hawk will take that dove first. They also like starlings and sparrows but never seem them mess with a woodpecker.
They don’t usually attack woodpeckers, although I have seen one get a downy, but not as much as they grab mourning doves.
That poor dove has a look of what’s dudes problem lol
As someone raised by Woody Woodspecker, some of them can be real a-holes 😂
Mourning doves poop in my feeder and just sit in there and take up space, sometimes not eating at all. I'll take the woodpecker any day.
that is so funny its true. they sit there and then when the small birds come, they pretend they are hungry again.
Absolutely!
those lazy socialists i tell ya!
Do you suffer from brown rats scavenging under your bird feeders?
@@DxModel219 You just couldn't keep your beak shut could you
Woody thinks that bird feeder is all his! That poor Mourning Dove! 😞
Hers actually.
I'll take the woodpecker over the dove any day
There is a pecking order for just about everything. The dove trying to wing slap is not very effective because woodpeckers are headstrong. No worries about the dove It'll get its turn later.
"Pecking Order?" I'm liking the pun!
Absolutely
I’d rather have a woodpecker on my feeder than a squirrel.
Weirdly enough it's the pigeons that bully the other birds at the feeder in my backyard. I call them the pigeon mafia. The other birds (Wrens, Warblers, Starlings and Cardinals) are sometimes forced to eat what seeds fall to the ground because 3 fat pigeons control everything.
You gotta love the mourning dove. He kept an eye on the situation.
That is a lot of food
It’s why I have more than one feeder setup in my yard, there is always that one bird who’s going to bully the others lol in my case it’s the lorikeets who bully the cockatoos. Funny really as a bite from a cockatoo can brake a finger if bitten hard enough, (from experience 10 years ago) so they could take off a lorikeets head if it wanted too as they are such small birds but goodness knows why they actually run away from them😹😹
When I was a kid there was a Northern Flicker that would sit on top of our metal trash cans and bang away. It sounded like a freakin’ machine gun. So yeah, I would give ol drillface a wide berth.
It's refreshing to find a video showcasing disdain for a bird.
That Red-Bellied Woodpecker is not like the ones at my house. Mine all get along with other birds. He's definitely being territorial with that feeder.
This is actually a she.
Last year I had a mockingbird that was running all the birds away from my feeders. I have 12 feeders and it would run the birds away from all of them. It did that for a couple of weeks and then it stopped. Maybe it was doing that because all my feeders are close to where they nest. That mockingbird has been hanging around my house for several years. It pairs up with a female every spring and they build a nest in the big snowball bush outside my kitchen window.
The Bluebirds are fearless where I live. They are not even afraid of me anymore. Just wait for the peanuts. Even my crows don’t scare them off!
You need a peanut butter feeder for the woodpeckers , they would rather eat that than seed. I made mine by drilling some 1" holes in an old 3" diameter x 12" long log I had from when I cut down a tree. I've been doing this for many years and the woodpeckers are happy year-round, especially when it's freezing cold outside. Just make sure that the squirrels can't get to it or it's game over.
My neighbor feeds the birds and squirrels in the back yard. She throws whole peanuts in the yard and theres 2 woodpeckers, they take the peanut to the top of a short power pole and break it open and then pound the nuts into holes on the power pole.
Woodpeckers are seriously territorial and can do real damage to even much larger birds, but I love my woodpeckers and make nesting boxes for them. Thanks for your video.
I just came here for a laugh.... And you guys didn't disappoint me at all!
Awww, I did not know this about them! That's not nice. Especially to a morning dove.
They pretty much treat each other the same way.
“It’s mine, y’hear! Mine, mine, all mine! Out! Out! Out! Mine! Mine! Mine!”
Woody needs to pick some sense into his relatives!
These birds sound like techno music in the woods when they get to work 😊
You just captured a glimpse of modern day society.
Our woodpeckers seem pretty benign, maybe because we put assorted goodies for the birds out there...the woodpeckers, catbirds, thrashers, and titmouses prefer the suet feeder, while the sparrows, cardinals, dove, and wrens like seed scattered on the ground...the titmouses, downey woodpeckers, nuthatches enjoy the seed feeder...right now, around dawn, it sounds like a jungle out there...(omitted several specie of birds, blue jays, grackles, mockingbirds, etc. simply because we're lazy)...
Outside Philly we have catbirds 3, two robins, 3 doves one lost her mate, 4starlings, one crow,2 cardinals, a Carolina wren, and about ten sparrows. A hawk chased a cardinal into my deck door so I got a plastic crow ! I have a feeder but that’s for the sparrows. I layout safflower seeds and raisins for the catbird but now everyone wants them .Last week a catbird walked into my living room to ask for raisins ! He flew out quickly !
An aberration.
Our Red Bellies don’t act aggressively.
The woodpeckers at my feeder are always bullying the other birds too. And they’re also very messy, scattering all the seed out of my feeder.
This bird feeder ain't big enough for the two of us.
Yeah! thats why people i know RID of ALL their woodpecker and the FLICKERS as well. AND problem solved EVERYONE is much happier as well as the doves and others
Except for the chickadees, the bluebirds, the swallows, the nuthatches, the titmice, the wrens… all of the cavity nesters that depend on woodpecker holes…
@@TitaniumSporks. That is perfectly understandable and is good for many birds, UNTIL they start drilling holes on the side of my house.
Bet Woody the woodpecker wouldn’t try that with a Northern MockingBird. They Gangstas
Mockingbirds are flying rats. And they're misnamed - they don't mock anything - they have their own screeching calls.
Red-bellied woodpeckers don't camp- park at the birdfeeder. They are way too busy for that. But Mourning doves bring a beach chair, radio, umbrella, portable fridge and just relax and eat until nothing is left! Lazy, lazy flying rats🤨
I had a blue Jay attack me every time i opened my door for about 8 days
Nest nearby
I've seen some knock-down, drag-out battles at the feeder when the mourning doves are around. It's a veritable wing slapping, beak impaling, melee. They will only concede the feeder to ravens and crows.
That's only because ravens and crows are murders on the wing. 😉
The woodpeckers in my yard like eating the dry dog food that the foxes eat.
It is called competition for resources. Put up a duet and seed block. Woodpeckers love the ones I put up.
I saw one of this type of woodpeckers on the top of a pole trying to peck through a transformer,the sound was amazing!
Mine, it's all mine I tells ya.
I have a few different species of woodpeckers that come to my yard, they eat the suet, the black oil sunflower seed, the farmers mix seed and whole kernel corn. They are never aggressive like that one. The damn Bluejays on the other hand are bullys. I throw peanuts to the squirrels and chipmunks and the Jay's always try to get them before the squirrels. Not to mention they hog the feeder and chase the other birds away.
Poor old morning dove
I think "asshole woodpeckers" is a fitting title. They've wreaked havoc on my 150 year old maple tree in my back yard, and they intimidate and harrass other birds.
They don’t call it “pecking order” for nothing.
Mr Woodpecker - That food is not just for you, ease up a little bit. LOL!!!!!!
That’s “Cloaca Woodpecker” to you sir
Try a house style of feeder so the birds wont have to see each other while they eat and the addition of suet will keep the woodpeckers occupied so they wont compete for the loose seeds.
Nothing scares me more than the sound of a woodpecker (i have cedar siding on my house)
Remember the white doves. Around 1997. I loved those
When the termite and ant supply is low, the feeder is the next best option.
This vid delivers the promised goods .
My Red Bellied Woodpeckers don’t act like that at all except for the Mocking birds!! They mostly get along with all the birds. The Mockingbird is a whole different story because they are like the kamikaze pilots chasing everyone away from all the feeders. They drive me crazy with their bullying. I love my woodpeckers especially when they bring the youngsters to the feeders.
They are beautiful birds. Mine always announce themselves before they come to the feeder.
Woodpecker acting like a five year old human.
The bullies at my bird feeders are the squirrels.
Problem here is that THIS is the wrong type of feeder for Woodpeckers. If they put a proper feeder elsewhere, this dove would be able to eat in peace
Doves are usually the bullies.
LOL...guess he staked his claim ! I had one, years ago, woke me every morning, playing in the eaves of house...they can be annoying !
Awesome video.
I hate doves. I wish MY woodeckers would do the same around here.
I will play this video outside nonstop for two months or so, teach my woodpeckers how its done in the big city...
Mourning Doves can be very Obnoxious, to each other and other birds when they try to hog all the food at my feeder. They will wing snap at much bigger birds, like the large, peaceful band tailed pigeons that are native to this area.
Pigeons are rats with wings.
I love ALL woodpeckers. You must watch birds regularly to understand ALL are bullies at the feeders. It’s just that some birds are bigger, and tougher than others. This beautiful red belly proves that, lol
I am on team woodpecker. Dove hoover up all the seed.
Oh, he's a trouble maker!
As Kramer said about woody...
Most birds are bullies….if they can be or forced to be… Pecking order always.
you can sort of control who visits your feeder by adjusting your seed mix - if you get a mix that doesn't contain peanuts, corn and sunflower, the woodpecker may lose interest in coming. (Try putting out 100% millet for a week, and see)
I learned that woodpeckers don’t share bird feeders.
I saw this happen at my feeder very often. I don't feel bad for the dove though as they are extremely aggressive themselves and tend to overwhelm feeders with their constant presence and large numbers. I had a mated pair of red bellied woodpeckers that I would see every day. They loved peanuts. I've witnessed clear out feeders by picking up sparrows and throwing them on the ground. It was a hilariously asshole thing to do.
Woodpeckers are bossy. I see that at my No. CA birdbath with Acorn woodpeckers ruling the roost - so to speak - over other birds. The local Steller jays are big, loud and brash, but they are no match for the Acorns.
Video title doesn't lie. 😂
I have doves to, but they're fight with their own kind. My woodpeckers hate them as well. I don’t know to get them to go away.
Ever heard of FEED ONE, FEED ALL? You should know this by now.
Ah come on, its big enough for the both of us😂😂
LOL I love it when' my red bellies do this to the blue jays. My morning doves don't go near them.
Nice video. At my feeder the woodpeckers are at the top of the hierarchy but the doves stand their ground.
…would you want to share a treasure if you found one ?… but yeah..nasty birdie 😂
This woodpecker can come to my back garden anytime!! The reason why is that we're infested with pigeons where i live in the UK, about 9 miles from Stratford upon Avon. It'd be lovely if i could ony hear garden birds but no. A complete cretin of a tv personality and naturalist called Chris Packam, lobbied the government, which got approved to give pigeons a full blown PROTECTED species status. Their not endangered as there's millions of them but its now against the law to harm them in anyway whatsoever or disturb the nests. So good on the woodpecker!!!
Our redbellys don't act like this.. I wonder why
Dammit Woody, share the food.
they got that beak weapon and they are going to run with it.
The ending lol
I like Northern Flickers. Starlings do not like them. Neither to crows. Do not mess with a Woodpecker!
The variegated woodpeckers in our yard stick to feeding from a cylinder or the suet blocks. Mourning doves feed on seed that’s fallen to the ground. Perhaps try multiple styles of feeders ? Territorial birds are less obnoxious if there’s multiple options to feed available. Some birds however tend to just be,as you’ve stated-assholes 😁
Literal pecking order.
F. Red Bellied Woodpecker, unless I'm mistaken. I find the Mourning Doves [also White Winged and Collared] to be more aggressive~ that characteristic lifting of one wing to other birds is a warning specially to the smaller birds. They're also slobs at the feeder [throwing all the seed they don't like to the ground]. Only thing I can't tolerate is pecking holes on the side of the house.
Good for you feeding the birdlife.
Oooh I hate when there's a backyard bully. For us it was a mockingbird. He beat up everyone and refused them access to food. He would not leave. I could not take that or its devilish cries. Food source was removed. I felt terrible.
Just like Woody Woodpecker!
Mmmmm not really, I think that's a Northern Flicker.
Woody is a Pileated woodpecker.
@@ecbst6 still has the attitude!
@@wintermoonomen Absolutely :)
They’re murderers too
I’ve seen them eat baby birds
I have 4 feeders out but only two cameras running. These birds are eating me out of house and home!
It knows who it's dealing with. Those doves bully other birds. You can even see the dove raise it's one wing while keep the other close to the body. It was setting up a slap if it could've gotten one in. These woodpeckers are territorial, too. You also can't blame them, i mean with them being red-heads and all... 😶🌫️
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I got woodpeckers 2 ft.tall! They took out my whole mailbox! They really are A-Holes!
Where I live the woodpeckers get bullied. I have to throw peanuts away from the food pile to get the rest of the bastards to leave the woodpecker alone long enough to eat.