Ideas for feeding woodpeckers?

[hsapiens]

Anyone know of anything vegetarian I could put out to feed woodpeckers?

I know, I know: they're insectivores. But there's a gorgeous woodpecker that's hanging out in my backyard, eying the seed and peanuts I put out for the birds and squirrels. I want to encourage him to hang around but I'm not willing to go the suet or beef tallow route.

Ideas? Obviously, I want something stable in our heat/humidity because I don't want to kill the little guy.

Comments

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

I used to and she did catch the snake that got in one day. THAT was a bloody mess. All over the place. To top it off? The snake was mauled but not dead. Fun times.

[tejas.livejournal.com]

LOL! Check out the strays in your neighborhood. They're used to hunting and then eating their kills. There's a semi-feral cat around there who would love to move in and do his or her part to keep the house pest free. :-)

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

She was a feral! I think I'd interrupted her fun and games because the snake was mortally wounded and clearly on death's door. There was blood all over the dining room, the hall, and one of the bedrooms.

[tejas.livejournal.com]

Wow! The closest I've ever come to something like that was when one idiot brought in a live bird.

The battle was epic.

The clean up sucked.

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

Egads! Poor you. Poor bird. :( And I imagine the cat could not figure out why you didn't think it was all Good Times.

[tejas.livejournal.com]

There were three of them after it. They got it before I did, which was probably just as well since it was likely mortally wounded before it got away inside.

No, they didn't seem to grasp my dismay.

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

GAH! That sounds like an epic battle, all right. :|