Who did this ? (1 Viewer)

[Knight]

Being a Power Lineman here in Canada our poles have a destructive enemy.

Guess who ?

This piece of pole is about 16 inches in diameter , it was a 4 foot deep hole.

These guys realy worked hard at cleaning this out but the knots were to hard lol.

Just tought you people would like to C this

 

[Robin Pearson]

Being a Power Lineman here in Canada our poles have a destructive enemy.

Guess who ?

This piece of pole is about 16 inches in diameter , it was a 4 foot deep hole.

These guys realy worked hard at cleaning this out but the knots were to hard lol.

Just tought you people would like to C this

Can't believe a bird did that, was it some sort of weevil? termite?

 

[Knight]

Can't believe a bird did that, was it some sort of weevil? termite?

Pileated Woodpecker , they often make a nest in Hydro poles . We have one area wich we have changed the poles 3 times because of these woodpeckers.
Last time we changed them we left the old poles along side the new & they have not made holes in the new ones yet and thats about 6 years ago .

 

[Tammie]

Wow! That is so cool.

Whereabouts is Fort-Coulonge anyway? I've never heard of it.

Welcome to the Forum!

 

[Knight]

About a 120km north west of Ottawa

 

[Larry Lade]

The bird here in the midwestern US which makes the most use of utility poles for nest sites is the Red-headed Woodpecker. It almost seems to me that they prefer these poles over naturally standing dead trees in some areas.

 

[IanF]

Must admit I thought it was going to be down to termites or smoe other wood boring insect.

Over here I have only ever seen a Green Woodpecker using a telegraph pole and then only to drum on rather than tying to bore a hole and Great Spotted Woodpeckers, but just as a perching point.

 

[KC Foggin]

I see what they do in a short time on my trees as far as stripping bark. The patterning in this is amazing really.

 

[oldsquaw]

carpenter ants