Though this looks like it could be a
fantastic animal rendition of Jasmine’s magic carpet ride from Disney’s
classic Aladdin, the photo is real and the truth behind it is somewhat
more sinister. Martin Le-May, a hobby photographer in East London, took
these photos of a woodpecker and a baby weasel fighting for their
lives over Hornchurch Country Park.
According to Le-May, he was walking in
the park with his wife when they heard, and then saw, the fight unfold.
When the bird flew right across them, they could see it had a small
mammal on its back – and that’s when he snapped these pictures.
Weasels love to rob nests, but this one
was probably after the woodpecker itself. In any case, he seems to have
been foiled for now. As Le-May wrote, “The woodpecker left with its life. The weasel just disappeared into the long grass, hungry.“
More info: businessinsiderWhat at first might seem like a magical woodpecker ride…
…was actually a dirty and terrifying battle for survival!
After the woodpecker landed, they fought and then the weasel fled
“The woodpecker left with its life. The weasel just disappeared into the long grass, hungry”
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