Least Competent Criminal | For the Birds

• New York State police arrested Austin O. Weismore, 25, of Blossvale, New York, on June 16 after he allegedly stole a U-Haul van.

Weismore drove the van from Florida to New York in March, WKTV reported, but he never returned the rental.

Instead, he used black spray paint to try to disguise the signature color palette and logo.

Police found the van while investigating a burglary and noted that the U-Haul logo was still visible on the front windshield.

Weismore also removed the catalytic converter; he was charged with felony grand larceny, among other crimes.

• A nature camera disguised as a piece of bark in the Nizhne-Svirsky Nature Reserve in Russia fell victim to a persistent woodpecker, United Press International reported.

A black woodpecker named Zhelna, looking for insects in the wood, pecked at the camera for several days until it broke, reserve workers posted on Facebook.

The device has been removed for repairs.