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Incredible photo captures weasel riding on the back of a flying woodpecker
The Telegraph ^
| March 3, 2015
Posted on 03/03/2015 4:15:07 AM PST by beaversmom
The colourful bird, which displayed a “gloriously yellow/white colour interspersed with the flash of red head feathers”, eventually landed about 25 metres from the couple. It managed to escape the attack and fly out of sight as the weasel was distracted by the couple's presence.
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To: Fightin Whitey
Somebody *had* to go there.
;]
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posted on
03/03/2015 5:45:09 AM PST
by
Salamander
(Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.)
To: shibumi
Still pondering the original and the maritime weasels.
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posted on
03/03/2015 5:46:32 AM PST
by
Salamander
(Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.)
To: Salamander
I tried to fight it...lol
To: Fightin Whitey
Brings to mind Walter Lantz’s Woody. The bird of course.
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posted on
03/03/2015 5:47:44 AM PST
by
meatloaf
To: beaversmom
God, I’ve seen more realistic special effects in “Rodan” or “Mothra”.
To: beaversmom
Photoshop: Make the bird a bald eagle and the weasel with Obama’s head and you’d have something there.
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posted on
03/03/2015 5:52:11 AM PST
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: meatloaf
Brings to mind Walter Lantz's Woody Always made me LAUGH
To: Salamander
To: Slings and Arrows
From now on, I shall view myself as a Minuteman of Snark.LOL! There ya go…you get it. : ) Nice resume enhancement.
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posted on
03/03/2015 5:55:09 AM PST
by
PGalt
To: Salamander; PGalt
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posted on
03/03/2015 6:02:49 AM PST
by
Slings and Arrows
("Heaven (I'm Already There)" - http://youtu.be/Eh_eGF3xvmw)
To: Springfield Reformer
Green woodpecker is 12 to 15 inches long.
Least weasels are 4.5 to 10 inches long.
To: beaversmom
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posted on
03/03/2015 6:16:04 AM PST
by
reed13k
(For evil to triumph it is only necessary for good men to do nothings)
To: heartwood; meatloaf; jjotto; Salamander
Thanks for the info everyone. I didn’t realize woodpeckers could be that large. Once in a lifetime photo.
To: Salamander
To: beaversmom
A perfect metaphor for the weasels of the left and their attack on America. Would have been perfect if the bird had been a Bald Eagle!
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posted on
03/03/2015 6:33:15 AM PST
by
Dick Bachert
(This entire "administration" has been a series of Reischstag Fires. We know how that turned out!)
To: beaversmom
An omen, to be sure. Must consult the local augurs asap for a correct interpretation. But it doesn’t look good.
To: beaversmom
What a relief. Augur says, the woodpecker with the fur piece looks fabulous!
To: Fightin Whitey
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posted on
03/03/2015 7:54:29 AM PST
by
Salamander
(Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.)
To: Wyatt's Torch
And I just cackled so loud that I spooked my dog.
Well done!
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posted on
03/03/2015 7:56:02 AM PST
by
Salamander
(Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.)
To: Slings and Arrows
That ain’t nothing.
In UK there’s a sport where you put a ferret down your pants and tie the legs off so he can’t get out. Presumably pissing him off a lot.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferret-legging
I thought this was a hoax, but dang if it ain’t real!
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