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At first blush I thought this might be a Northern Flicker but the field marks weren't correct. For this bird the long brown tail is a give-away. And they are quite common in our woods.
Our DNR trail camera snapped this photo recently. It is a pleasing and rare action photo.
From above this is a rust-colored bird and from below will be observed a spotted-speckled-streaked breast and a long brown tail. Most often you'll hear this bird before you see it - as it is renowned for its song repertoire. Of all the songbirds in north America this one has a book that includes more than 1100 tunes.
They are a delight to listen-to in the early spring mating ritual and much to our chagrin they like scratching in the shredded mulch of Jill's flower beds.
In the trail camera world this is what is known as a money shot.
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