Who knew Woodpeckers are endangered? They’re all over GA. I had one that for some reason thought the metal vent on the top of my fireplace was a tree. The daggum bird would peck on it all day long and it would echo through the fireplace!
As long as they stay in the trees, they’re fine. But start pecking on my house? That’s why I stow a pellet rifle in the shed. And sometimes, if I just wing ‘em, the cat gets a bonus.