What's a humane way to get rid of a woodpecker?

A woodpecker has descended upon my parents' house on the Island. Woody is trying to bore through their wood siding. How can they get rid of it without killing it?

Hi there, Where we live in

Hi there,
Where we live in North Vancouver we are always fending off wood peckers and sap suckers. Where the bird is pecking try placing a wild coloured beach ball and hang it there...we've done this and it works. It was an animal control company that showed us this.
Doug

One more thing...wood

One more thing...wood peckers are usually going after insects that are within the wood of a tree or siding and not really going after the wood itself...so double check for carpenter ant activity or something like that...
Cheers!

Thanks. I'll pass this

Thanks. I'll pass this information along to my folks and see what happens.

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