This happens to my front step railing every year or so. It’s two things that have been mentioned, but in combination.
Carpenter bees bored into your wood to make their nests, and then a woodpecker came along and ate the bees in their nests.
Here’s a cool article about the bees. http://entomology.ca.uky.edu/ef611
And that’s why every carpenter bee horror story starts with “There was a knock at the door…”
knock knock
Imagine Woody Woodpecker’s laugh being the last thing you heard
This is exactly what it looks like.
I had this exact situation happen to the fascia boards on my previous house. Carpenter bees bored into the wood and were living in it. Then a woodpecker came along and got them.
The damage in your picture looks exactly how my fascia boards looked after the woodpecker got his meal. You can also see the tunnels that go into the wood. I never even knew the bees were in the fascia, but somehow the woodpecker did…
Wood pecker is my guess. Did the same to mine find all the bugs behind and living in the wood
The wood does look pecked.
But… How much could that wood pecker peck?
Depends on the pecking order.
Agree. Came in to say woodpecker. I have similar holes in my new wood siding and heard/watched him do it.
Those holes are almost certainly made by a woodpecker. That probably isn’t the real problem though. That wood is almost guaranteed to be infested with insects.
Never have understood wooden retaining walls. A landslide is an expensive, dangerous way to find out the pillars have rotted out and need replacing.
My aunt and uncle’s finally collapsed at the end after 40 some odd years.
Hard agree. If the previous homeowner hadn’t put it in, I certainly wouldn’t have.
Carpenter bees, they nest in wood.
Everyone needs at least one battery powered security camera. Recommend using something that avoids cloud bullshit. That limits things quite a bit, but I recommend lorex.
I got a decent motion-activated trail cam for around $50. It has no connectivity, so I need to occasionally transfer videos from the SD card. Works great.
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Mud dauber (wasp)?
Edit: Nvm, those are holes and not muddy nests.
Giga Ultra Nutbuster
AKA a gun?
Kid with a BB gun would be my best guess
Too accurate for sand people.
Have you never used a bb gun?
Nah, we use pellets. Damage is similar
What type of pellet guns are you using?