Woodpecker, pecking at a peanut feeder (full of sun flower seeds) - is it safe for its beak?

I have a peanut feeder (quite a fine mesh) full of sunflower seeds (none of the birds round here like nuts, they just rot, so I put seeds in it - a lot fall through, but its OK) - a woodpecker has taken a bit of a shine to it, but I am a bit concerned that pecking at a fine metal mesh may not be good for its beak.





Should I do something? or am I worring for nothing?

Woodpecker, pecking at a peanut feeder (full of sun flower seeds) - is it safe for its beak?
sometimes I think woodpeckers just like to make noise. I have heard them pecking on my rock house, on metal roofs and other metal things that make a lot of noise, and it doesn't hurt them a bit. I wouldn't worry about it, that particular woodpecker just likes that mesh. If it is a fine mesh it may be able to eventually put a hole in it, which may be the bird's project.
Reply:Your woodpecker will be fine if was hurting itself it would not return, you are a lucky devil having a woodpecker visiting your feeder.
Reply:I live in the mountains of California, and I've even seen them pecking at the metal transformer boxes for PG %26amp; E. They actually have driven huge holes into our garage walls-to the point we've had to put up chicken wire just to keep them from pecking away under the eaves. So, quite frankly, they probably enjoy your "sunflower diner" with gusto!
Reply:maybe he's just sharpening his beak... j/k put up a separate feeder for him...
Reply:I think it is quite safe, we have two woodpeckers eating here everyday, sometimes more that once and he seems fine. I am actually quite sure he is fine since he has destroyed two of my bird-boxes that cost me five pounds each. The hole is so big and elephant could stick its head in it, so yes he has a very strong beak, naughty bird.
Reply:No...it won't hurt it at all....
Reply:We have a pecker that pecks at our peanut cage.


I think (though I'm not sure) that a Woodpeckers beak just keeps growing if it gets worn away.
Reply:I wouldn't worry about it. It'll know if it's hurting itself.
Reply:Why don't you get a seed feeder?? It seems a bit cruel putting sunflower seeds in a peanut feeder as a lot of birds won't be able to get them out!
Reply:Well, you can either 1) take the feeder down, 2) stand out there day and night shooing the woodpecker away, or 3) don't worry about it.