The Predator

White Storks are highly opportunistic feeders who will consume a

wide variety of prey items including insects, frogs, toads,

tadpoles, fish, rodents, snakes, lizards, earthworms, mollusks,

crustaceans, and, rarely, the chicks or eggs of ground-nesting

birds. Foraging storks search for prey visually while walking

deliberately with bill pointed toward the ground. When prey is

spotted, they cock their necks back, then jab the bill forward to

grasp their victim.

Description source: http://poland.pl/spec/storks/facts.htm

Nice shot, it's a bit macabre, but to him it's just food of course. Makes me a bit hungry actually ;)

Great capture and explanation ,for a moment i thought the stork was commiting infanticide!

Great shot! How long the bird took in order to swallow? Did you take any other pics. from another angle? Let us see them!

JV

Thank you all for the comments. It took the bird less then 7 seconds to eat this little birdee. I have some more pictures about storks eating. But I think that this is my best capture.

Oh that's just wrong!