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Woodpecker attacked my Pro 2 camera and put a hole below the lens...

Turnkey56 — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 22:13:08 GMT

Has anybody had any trouble with woodpeckers? One attacked one of my cameras and put a hole in it just below the lense.

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Johnny290 — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 22:13:19 GMT

No but that's a cool story. Sorry about your camera.

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michaelkenward — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 14:28:16 GMT

Do you have any pictures of the birds in action?

You could try selling them!

Re: Woodpecker attacked my Pro 2 camera and put a hole below the lens...

kjd8135 — Thu, 26 Sep 2019 16:45:36 GMT

One Pro 2 camera was attached by a woodpecker three times in one week. angry woodpeckerdamaged Pro 2anti bird reflector discs

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Uhhello — Thu, 03 Oct 2019 01:17:51 GMT

**bleep** woodpecker got mine today. Won't let me upload the video but he was hammering away at it for a solid 45 minutes.

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Kktracy3 — Thu, 03 Oct 2019 02:41:16 GMT

Sorry about your luck but that’s freakin hilarious and the picture is awesome.

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bonz66 — Fri, 29 Nov 2019 21:34:35 GMT

Same thing happened to mine. Put a hole in the smoked plastic under the lens. I think they are attracted to the IR light.

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ColdnFrosty — Wed, 15 Jan 2020 20:22:02 GMT

One got mine as well. It's no longer detecting motion. Too bad they used plastic and not glass. Is this sensor a replaceable part?

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Trevor12 — Sat, 22 Feb 2020 21:24:07 GMT

Open to suggestions. I have had the Arlo pro 2 for a few years but recently we have had woodpeckers find interest in the cameras. They have actually punctured many holes in the soft plastic over the motion sensor. I am open to suggestions on how to maybe fix or protect the last 2 cameras. I have cut acrilic to cover the front of the soft plastic but I know may affect the sensors distance or block completely. Will be testing the distance once the adhesive dries. I looked everywhere for a replacement housing but can not find it sold anywhere. Does anyone else have issues with the soft plastic? It seems like it maybe a design flaw with how easy it is to puncture and scratch.

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Gdela — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 20:50:37 GMT

I have had the same issue with woodpeckers and my Arlo Pro 2 - Is anyone aware of Arlo coming up with a solution for this? These aren’t cheap cameras.

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kjd8135 — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 21:16:53 GMT

I haven't seen a woodpecker since September! These anti-bird reflective disks work great. Found them on Amazon.

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dcfox1 — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 21:36:49 GMT

Gdela

An animal attacking a camera is far from arlo's fault so don't see them doing anything they could or would do about it.

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michaelkenward — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 08:32:43 GMT

@dcfox1 wrote:

An animal attacking a camera is far from arlo's fault so don't see them doing anything they could or would do about it.

That thought had occurred to me. What the heck can Arlo do to protect these things from, say, bear attacks?

Arlo could advise on protection strategies, but I bet there is someone out there willing to see a 'pecker-proof enclosure. Maybe something designed to keep squirrels off of bird feeders would work.

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dcfox1 — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 17:42:49 GMT

Yea, On rings forum someone posted a vid of a bear attacking the cam. Had some serious teeth marks.

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ColdnFrosty — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 19:36:40 GMT

They replaced mine. Arlo isn't the only manufacturer to have a woodpecker issue. They could remedy the situation with a glass lens rather than plastic.

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Turnkey56 — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 19:47:02 GMT

They replaced mine also it was only a month old at the time. There are a couple LED lights on the camera to if there was a way to turn those off maybe birds wouldn’t think that it’s a bird. Yes if they made the the whole front of the camera of a high impact plastic rather than a soft plastic that’s what the birds poke right through

Re: Woodpecker attacked my Pro 2 camera and put a hole below the lens...

Gdela — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 19:48:42 GMT

Thanks for the suggestion, I will try those out!

I also have Ring outside, The peckers have not attacked those!

Re: Woodpecker attacked my Pro 2 camera and put a hole below the lens...

Gdela — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 19:49:28 GMT

I appreciate your response!

Re: Woodpecker attacked my Pro 2 camera and put a hole below the lens...

silverado44 — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 21:10:14 GMT

@ColdnFrosty wrote:

They replaced mine. Arlo isn't the only manufacturer to have a woodpecker issue. They could remedy the situation with a glass lens rather than plastic.

A glass lens? lolol a woodpeckers beak can bore holes in oak trees what do you think he would do to a glass lens.

Re: Woodpecker attacked my Pro 2 camera and put a hole below the lens...

dcfox1 — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 21:19:33 GMT

Exactly they are are like hitting something with a mini jack hammer Glass would easily crack it if not break it.