Comments on: Wordless Wednesday Puzzle 12-03-2008 http://willtaft.com/just-for-fun/wordless-wednesday-puzzle-12-03-2008/ Healthy Living For People and Planet Earth Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:41:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Will http://willtaft.com/just-for-fun/wordless-wednesday-puzzle-12-03-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-13073 Will Mon, 08 Dec 2008 05:27:35 +0000 http://willtaft.com/?p=950#comment-13073 Hey JD - I think you are correct also. I just found your comment in the spam filter today - sorry about that. I thought I had the link filter off for people who have made more than two comments. I'll have to look at that and see why it trapped your comment. Hey JD – I think you are correct also. I just found your comment in the spam filter today – sorry about that. I thought I had the link filter off for people who have made more than two comments. I’ll have to look at that and see why it trapped your comment.

]]> By: Will http://willtaft.com/just-for-fun/wordless-wednesday-puzzle-12-03-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-13069 Will Sat, 06 Dec 2008 17:57:31 +0000 http://willtaft.com/?p=950#comment-13069 Thanks Steve - I don't think it is completely new, but I noticed more of it this year. The control methods discussed in that article would be hard as even though the part of the tree where I took the photos is near a roof, much of the tree is out of reach. There re two other nearby birches with similar holes. Bob - That is a good point, and I have never heard a woodpecker. Nothing else seems to match the damage though. Thanks Steve – I don’t think it is completely new, but I noticed more of it this year. The control methods discussed in that article would be hard as even though the part of the tree where I took the photos is near a roof, much of the tree is out of reach. There re two other nearby birches with similar holes.

Bob – That is a good point, and I have never heard a woodpecker. Nothing else seems to match the damage though.

]]> By: Bob http://willtaft.com/just-for-fun/wordless-wednesday-puzzle-12-03-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-13068 Bob Sat, 06 Dec 2008 01:26:12 +0000 http://willtaft.com/?p=950#comment-13068 Man, that sucks, I don't know about it being a woodpecker, They are loud, neighbors trees had one, you'd hear it. <abbr><em>Bobs last blog post..<a href="http://blackholesandastrostuff.blogspot.com/2008/12/journey-to-edge-of-universe-and-more.html" rel="nofollow">Journey To The Edge Of The Universe and more Conjunction Images</a></abbr></em> Man, that sucks, I don’t know about it being a woodpecker, They are loud, neighbors trees had one, you’d hear it.

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]]> By: Steve | Trade Show Guru http://willtaft.com/just-for-fun/wordless-wednesday-puzzle-12-03-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-13067 Steve | Trade Show Guru Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:27:41 +0000 http://willtaft.com/?p=950#comment-13067 hey Will, Looking at your pictures again and then looking at my comment, I realized that it was the other pictures on the internet that I saw that have the perfect grid pattern, though your holes are pretty well lined up. Anyway, I just googled "sapsucker birch" and found an article that makes me really think it's a sapsucker, and also says what to to about it. The article title is: How to Identify and control sapsucker injury on trees http://www.na.fs.fed.us/SPFO/pubs/howtos/ht_sap/sap.htm Is this problem new, or have you always had it? Maybe you can update us next year. ~ Steve <abbr><em>Steve | Trade Show Gurus last blog post..<a href="http://www.trade-show-guru.com/2008/12/king-corn/" rel="nofollow">King Corn</a></abbr></em> hey Will,
Looking at your pictures again and then looking at my comment, I realized that it was the other pictures on the internet that I saw that have the perfect grid pattern, though your holes are pretty well lined up. Anyway, I just googled “sapsucker birch” and found an article that makes me really think it’s a sapsucker, and also says what to to about it.
The article title is:
How to Identify and control sapsucker injury on trees
http://www.na.fs.fed.us/SPFO/pubs/howtos/ht_sap/sap.htm
Is this problem new, or have you always had it? Maybe you can update us next year.
~ Steve

Steve | Trade Show Gurus last blog post..King Corn

]]> By: Steve | Trade Show Guru http://willtaft.com/just-for-fun/wordless-wednesday-puzzle-12-03-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-13066 Steve | Trade Show Guru Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:15:18 +0000 http://willtaft.com/?p=950#comment-13066 hey Will, Probably the sapsucker based on the photo. I see that your tree is a birch, and the tree in the photo looks like a birch too? If it isn't a sapsucker, I'd say it's a woodpecker boring for insects, which I read about also. What amazes me is the pattern which is so well lined up instead of random. Very cool. ~ Steve, aka the "Sherlock Holmes" trade show guru :) <abbr><em>Steve | Trade Show Gurus last blog post..<a href="http://www.trade-show-guru.com/2008/12/king-corn/" rel="nofollow">King Corn</a></abbr></em> hey Will,
Probably the sapsucker based on the photo. I see that your tree is a birch, and the tree in the photo looks like a birch too? If it isn’t a sapsucker, I’d say it’s a woodpecker boring for insects, which I read about also. What amazes me is the pattern which is so well lined up instead of random. Very cool.
~ Steve, aka the “Sherlock Holmes” trade show guru :)

Steve | Trade Show Gurus last blog post..King Corn

]]> By: Will http://willtaft.com/just-for-fun/wordless-wednesday-puzzle-12-03-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-13065 Will Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:28:21 +0000 http://willtaft.com/?p=950#comment-13065 Thanks Steve - I was thinking woodpecker as I looked at all the insect damage photos I could find and nothing really matches up. But the sapsucker idea is my thought now. It is on only certain parts of the trees. Plus the following link of Sapsucker damage seems to closely match? What do you think? http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1099/1355983899_e6d2440917_m.jpg Thanks Steve – I was thinking woodpecker as I looked at all the insect damage photos I could find and nothing really matches up. But the sapsucker idea is my thought now. It is on only certain parts of the trees. Plus the following link of Sapsucker damage seems to closely match? What do you think?

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1099/1355983899_e6d2440917_m.jpg

]]> By: Anna http://willtaft.com/just-for-fun/wordless-wednesday-puzzle-12-03-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-13063 Anna Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:04:31 +0000 http://willtaft.com/?p=950#comment-13063 ....I say woodpecker.... Anna :) <abbr><em>Annas last blog post..<a href="http://storyblob.blogspot.com/2008/11/my-animal-stories-lesson-learned-about.html" rel="nofollow">My Animal Stories - Lesson Learned About Cats & Dogs</a></abbr></em> ….I say woodpecker….
Anna :)

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]]> By: Steve | Trade Show Guru http://willtaft.com/just-for-fun/wordless-wednesday-puzzle-12-03-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-13062 Steve | Trade Show Guru Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:09:59 +0000 http://willtaft.com/?p=950#comment-13062 hi Will, You know I can't resist a challenge (Is it an insect or perhaps a Woodpecker?). In addition, I saw something very similar at a local part, and in addition it looked like kids had stuck little acorns in many of the holes. The things kids will do, or so I though. Anyway, I would say it is definately a woodpecker, and maybe an "acorn woodpecker" or a "sapsucker". Here are two quotes I found. 1. The acorn woodpecker, found in the West and Southwest, is responsible for drilling closely spaced holes just large enough to accommodate one acorn each. Wedging acorns between or beneath roof shakes and filling unscreened rooftop plumbing vents with acorns are also common activities. Widespread damage from nest cavities and acorn holes in utility poles in some regions has necessitated frequent and costly replacement of weakened poles. Similar damage to wooden fence posts can also be a serious problem for some farmers and ranchers. Occasionally, woodpeckers learn that beehives offer an extraordinary food resource and drill into them. 2. Sapsuckers bore a series of parallel rows of 1/4 to 3/8 inch closely spaced holes in the bark of limbs or trunks of healthy trees and use their tongues to remove the sap. The birds usually feed on a few favorite ornamental or fruit trees. Nearby trees of the same species may be untouched. Holes may be enlarged through continued pecking or limb growth, and large patches of bark may be removed or sloughed off. At times, limb and trunk girdling may kill the tree. Well, I learn something new every day! ;) Steve, aka the trade show guru PS. Great picture as always! <abbr><em>Steve | Trade Show Gurus last blog post..<a href="http://www.trade-show-guru.com/2008/12/king-corn/" rel="nofollow">King Corn</a></abbr></em> hi Will,
You know I can’t resist a challenge (Is it an insect or perhaps a Woodpecker?). In addition, I saw something very similar at a local part, and in addition it looked like kids had stuck little acorns in many of the holes. The things kids will do, or so I though.
Anyway, I would say it is definately a woodpecker, and maybe an “acorn woodpecker” or a “sapsucker”. Here are two quotes I found.

1. The acorn woodpecker, found in the West and Southwest, is responsible for drilling closely spaced holes just large enough to accommodate one acorn each. Wedging acorns between or beneath roof shakes and filling unscreened rooftop plumbing vents with acorns are also common activities. Widespread damage from nest cavities and acorn holes in utility poles in some regions has necessitated frequent and costly replacement of weakened poles. Similar damage to wooden fence posts can also be a serious problem for some farmers and ranchers. Occasionally, woodpeckers learn that beehives offer an extraordinary food resource and drill into them.

2. Sapsuckers bore a series of parallel rows of 1/4 to 3/8 inch closely spaced holes in the bark of limbs or trunks of healthy trees and use their tongues to remove the sap. The birds usually feed on a few favorite ornamental or fruit trees. Nearby trees of the same species may be untouched. Holes may be enlarged through continued pecking or limb growth, and large patches of bark may be removed or sloughed off. At times, limb and trunk girdling may kill the tree.

Well, I learn something new every day! ;)

Steve, aka the trade show guru

PS. Great picture as always!

Steve | Trade Show Gurus last blog post..King Corn

]]> By: Atniz http://willtaft.com/just-for-fun/wordless-wednesday-puzzle-12-03-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-13057 Atniz Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:40:49 +0000 http://willtaft.com/?p=950#comment-13057 It could be some woodpecker family or type of bird. It doesn't look good for the tree. It could be some woodpecker family or type of bird. It doesn’t look good for the tree.

]]> By: Techfun http://willtaft.com/just-for-fun/wordless-wednesday-puzzle-12-03-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-13056 Techfun Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:58:53 +0000 http://willtaft.com/?p=950#comment-13056 There is a photo of a "<a href="http://www.inmagine.com/pdsi022/pdsi022677-photo" rel="nofollow">Birch tree with many holes made by woodpeckers</a>" at that link and the patterning looks remarkably similar to yours. There is even a photo of a <a href="http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/3959245_Adfmb/1/230031507_f6LC2#230031507_f6LC2" rel="nofollow">Woodpecker pecking birch tree.</a> <abbr><em>Techfuns last blog post..<a href="http://blog.techfun.org/the-brady-bill-fifteen-years-later" rel="nofollow">The Brady Bill - Fifteen Years Later</a></abbr></em> There is a photo of a “Birch tree with many holes made by woodpeckers” at that link and the patterning looks remarkably similar to yours.

There is even a photo of a Woodpecker pecking birch tree.

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