This bird, as far as I can tell with my trusty bird book, is a Yellow-Shafted Flicker. Earlier this week, I noticed that a hole had appeared near the top of this slowly dying oak tree in my yard, but I thought it was from a branch falling out. This afternoon, I happened to look up at the hole again, only to find this pretty bird and his (her?) mate, taking turns guarding what appears to be their home.
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