People
release a lot of adorable footage of animals day by day. We hear various kinds
of stories related to them. The one that we're about to present you today is
based on an animal love story that went viral recently. A love story between a
woodpecker and a weasel. To say the truth, it is a struggle to live rather than
to love.
Weasels are
well-known robbers of nests and this woodpecker had been a good meal for the
hungry weasel. Even though the woodpecker took off in flight the weasel didn't
want to let its prey go away from him thus, it hopped aboard its back to take
it down.
A
London-based photographer, Martin Le-May is the one who witnessed this incident
while he was walking with his wife at Hornchurch Country Park. Suddenly, he saw the woodpecker flying fast
passing him, and on his back was the weasel. Le-May didn't panic to capture
some pictures of this incredible moment. He took the maximum use of it.
One who
doesn't know the story would feel love about these pictures. They might expect
it to be a ride. But, the reality is about saving their lives. Weasel is with
another intention to eat the woodpecker.
The experts
identified the woodpecker as a European green woodpecker who makes very loud
noises. These woodpeckers feed on ants but they have a big possibility to become
the prey of hungry weasels.
Fortunately,
this particular weasel had not been so big as to bring the woodpecker down. The
distraction caused by the photographer was another help for the woodpecker to
escape.
A
full-grown weasel is similar to a woodpecker in size. But, here in this
footage, the woodpecker is quite bigger than the weasel. It still can grow up
to 8 inches (210-216mm) in length with a 12-inch (320-330mm) wingspan. They’re
the smallest carnivorous creatures in the world. They weigh around one ounce.
ABSOLUTLEY INCREDIBLE photo by Martin Le-May. Green Woodpecker and Weasel. Apparently the Woodpecker escaped. pic.twitter.com/PUt1b2Mbhs
— Jason Ward (@Jayward7) March 2, 2015
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