Funny. At Halloween time my wife bought essentially the same thing for
our five year old son to hang up on our front porch. I don't remember
the price, but I know it wasn't 17.99! We're all set if we ever want to
drive off drumming woodpeckers!

Patricia Quyle Grainger wrote:
> I have no idea if this works, and have no relationship with The
> Wildbird Store, but this suggestion for a woodpecker deterrent arrived
> in my email this evening. Could be worth a try to those having
> flickers pounding in their eaves!
>
> Pat Grainger
> Port Townsend
> paq at olypen.com <mailto:paq at olypen.com>
>
> The Best Woodpecker Deterrent Ever!
> The Attack Spider is Here
> Just in time for Woodpecker Mating Madness!
> This little sound activated spider can be tucked into the eves of your
> house where the flickers and woodpeckers like to drum. When the
> drumming starts, the spider drops out of the eves and scares the
> beejeezsus (yes, that is the technical term!) out of the birds,
> without harming them! This is a safe and effective way to keep the
> woodpeckers from pounding on your home. Click on the link below to see
> an in store demo of the Attack Spider!
> Only $17.99 each.
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z0U7IFyw5g
>
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