Weasel riding on a flying woodpecker

[RadX]

Nice one!

 

East London resident Martin Le-May captured this incredible photo of a baby weasel on the back of a green woodpecker in Essex, England, on Monday.

 

 

Martin Le-May

As much as we’d all like to believe this is a wondrous tale of friendship wherein two mates go on an epic adventure featuring a baby weasel and his magnificent flying steed, sadly it’s NOT.

It’s a photo of a weasel trying to kill a woodpecker.

Le-May spoke to BuzzFeed News about capturing the moment he described as “the struggle for life.”

Le-May, a hobby photographer, was taking a walk with his wife through the Hornchurch Country Park in East London in the hopes of her seeing a green woodpecker for the first time.

In an email to BuzzFeed News, he described what we’re calling “The Thrilling Tale of the Woodpecker and the Weasel”:

“As we walked we heard a distressed squawking and I saw that flash of green. So hurriedly I pointed out to Ann the bird and it settled into the grass behind a couple of small silver birch trees. Both of us trained our binoculars and it occurred that the woodpecker was unnaturally hopping about like it was treading on a hot surface.

Lots of wing flapping showing that gloriously yellow/white colour interspersed with the flash of red head feathers. Just after I switched from my binoculars to my camera the bird flew across us and slightly in our direction; suddenly it was obvious it had a small mammal on its back and this was a struggle for life.

The woodpecker landed in front of us and I feared the worst. I guess though our presence, maybe 25 meters away, momentarily distracted the weasel. The woodpecker seized the opportunity and flew up and away into some bushes away to our left. Quickly the bird gathered its self respect and flew up into the trees and away from our sight.

The woodpecker left with its life. The weasel just disappeared into the long grass, hungry.”

 

Today, it's a meme!! kekeke

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Ktglfc]

Nature have its charms :))

 

And we humans, have the humour :))

[Toothiewabbit]

I wonder what their offspring would look like

 

 

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Edited March 4, 2015 by Toothiewabbit

[Mustank]

Awesome shot!!!!

[Watwheels]

Can change the title to "Weasel riding on a flying woodpecker"?

 

Coz at first glance I thought the weasel piak piak the woodpecker.

[RadX]

Can change the title to "Weasel riding on a flying woodpecker"?

 

Coz at first glance I thought the weasel piak piak the woodpecker.

 

 

only for tikos like you

 

but since most here are like that...better change..kekekeke

[Jamesc]

I see this in my office everyday.

 

A whole bunch of passengers

 

all riding on one poor person

 

and not just riding on him,

 

they are trying to kill him.

 

[Karu]

Looks like the weasel trying to piak the woodie...

[RadX]

Looks like the weasel trying to piak the woodie...

if u read the whoel article its the weasel trying to have woodie for a meal...scary stuff

 

that said, I liked Miley touching the weasel..kekekek :D

[Sabian]

Where the pic of TBF4 riding Poker's pecker?

[Ktglfc]

Can change the title to "Weasel riding on a flying woodpecker"?

 

Coz at first glance I thought the weasel piak piak the woodpecker.

 

I never have this thought until you guys said so ... kekekek

[RadX]

Where the pic of TBF4 riding Poker's pecker?

 

 

they shd do one of miley cyrus touching @turboflat4 weasel

[Nlatio]

 

 

 

 

Errr tis one looks like Ah Pui bonking the weasel....