Kicker - Bird’s eye view

NICK EICHER, HOST: Can you guess what this sound is?

AUDIO: [Sound]

It’s more of a visual thing, I think.

I’ll just have to tell you: you’re hearing the peck-by-peck destruction of a wildlife camera.

It comes from a nature reserve in Russia and so to make it blend in, the rangers disguised it as a piece of bark.

The good news is it worked!

The bad news is it worked.

The camouflage was so good this woodpecker went to town.

Officials say woodpecker-pocked camera is going to be out of commission for some time as they repair it.

It’s The World and Everything in It.

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