gulfbeach47 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 <p>Amazing photo if this is real. http://www.businessinsider.com/photo-of-weasel-attacking-a-woodpecker-2015-3</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Laur Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 <p>The smaller weasels are tenacious and agile little hunters, so I wouldn't rule the prospects of one leaping onto the back of a bird like that. They usually kill by chomping down on the back of their prey's skull or spine, and can kill much larger critters in that way. Presuming this isn't a series of carefully faked shots, the sheer luck involved in being their and catching the series is remarkable. If it's fake, I give the hoaxer full credit for creativity. If it's real, it's a pure delight.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Laur Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 <p>Please forgive my writing on this early morning! Typing While Insufficiently Caffeinated should be some sort of criminal offense.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gulfbeach47 Posted March 3, 2015 Author Share Posted March 3, 2015 <p>Here is a video of a weasel vs a magpie. They claimed the magpie attacked the weasel. Big mistake by the magpie. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqtXX7nya3c</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howard_m Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 <p>I'm surprised the bird could actually fly w/ that much additional weight on it's back</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjk Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 <p>Wouldn't the weasel be committing suicide by chomping down on the woodpecker's skull or spine mid-flight? <br> I was sort of hoping the woodpecker would spin on its back to dump the weasel mid-air. Landing seemed to me the worst option. But then again, he did get rid of him... <br> :)</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Smith Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 <blockquote> <p>Wouldn't the weasel be committing suicide by chomping down</p> </blockquote> <p>As he Zen story goes: it's in his nature.</p> Robin Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotolopithecus Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 <p>You have to keep a beady eye on those wily Weasels, but from the birds perspective I guess it beats having a Monkey on your back. ;)</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin carron Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 <p>The photo seems to be genuine. The local TV news here in London had an interview with the guy, who had what looked like a fast prime telephoto attached to (I think) a Canon body. If anyone could get the shot he looked ideally placed.<br /> <br /> I think if the woodpecker crashed due to weasel-induced paralysis the weasel would probably survive. I have seen small furry mammals (squirrel as it happens) voluntarily throw itself off a 100' high bridge. It just spread its four legs and tail and parachuted to the ground and ran off. I imagine a weasel could do much the same though with less of a tail its terminal velocity might be a bit higher. But according to the artcile the woodpecker survived. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin carron Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 <p>The green woodpecker is quite a big chunky bird but I reckon it was a bit lucky to survive that encounter. Here is a couple of photos I took the other day of a green woodpecker in my back garden. It was being dive bombed by pigeons but took no notice of them at all.</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gulfbeach47 Posted March 3, 2015 Author Share Posted March 3, 2015 <p>Looks like #WeaselPecker has gone viral. Some fun tweets and "editing" of the original image. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/11447190/WeaselPecker-the-best-tweets-and-memes-as-weasel-rides-on-woodpeckers-back-through-London-skies.html</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobatkins Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 <p>I've seen a chipmunk jump on a bird, but I don't have the photographic evidence to prove it. In that case the chipmunk fell off before the bird took flight, but I can well believe that it's possible for a small belligerent mammal with poor prey choice to be carried off by a bird it's attacking.</p> <p>I hear in Alaska eagles have been known to carry off small dogs, but that may be an urban legend. They have however been known to take cats. Maybe in this case it was the revenge of the mammals.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gulfbeach47 Posted May 30, 2015 Author Share Posted May 30, 2015 <p>Came across this and the photos reminded me of the weasel thread. "Weasel bit off more than it could chew when it made the unwise decision to attack a heron." <br />http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2985444/Who-win-fight-heron-weasel-pictures-s-definitely-bird.html<br /><br /><br /><br />Sorry, that the link is not click-able. (Gotta copy/paste) Can someone edit the link to make it click-able, plus tell me what to edit on links in the future to make them work?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelChang Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 <p>Hi John, to make it clickable, first paste the link in text form, then highlight the entire link and click on the "Chain" icon on the text editor which will pop-out a "insert URL" dialogue. You then paste the same link into it and click OK. </p> <p>The "broken chain" icon next to it is to "unlink" if you wish. <br> <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2985444/Who-win-fight-heron-weasel-pictures-s-definitely-bird.html">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2985444/Who-win-fight-heron-weasel-pictures-s-definitely-bird.html</a></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gulfbeach47 Posted May 30, 2015 Author Share Posted May 30, 2015 <p>Let me give it a try. I think you told me of another way in the past.<br />Why is it difficult to make links clickable at Pnet? I never have this problem at FB or personal emails.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2985444/Who-win-fight-heron-weasel-pictures-s-definitely-bird.html">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2985444/Who-win-fight-heron-weasel-pictures-s-definitely-bird.html</a></p> <p>Thanks Michael. It worked!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelChang Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 <p>John, the other way to do it is to Click-Hold and Drag the link, then drop it in PN's text editor and the URL and description will be embedded - no need to create the link manually. </p> <p>The downside to the method is you might have to edit the description to flow with your sentence. <br> <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2985444/Who-win-fight-heron-weasel-pictures-s-definitely-bird.html">Weasel bites off more than it can chew by attacking a heron | Daily Mail Online</a></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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