This Incredible Photo Of A Baby Weasel Riding A Woodpecker Is Straight Out Of A Children’s Fantasy Movie – Prompts Massive Real vs. Fake Debate Online!
As much as we’d all like to believe this is a wondrous tale of friendship wherein two mates go on an epic adventure featuring a baby weasel and his magnificent flying steed, sadly it’s not. It’s a photo of a weasel trying to kill a woodpecker. The photographer, Martin Le-May from Essex, said he “feared the worst” for the green bird after hearing “distressed squawking” during its struggle with the mammal at Hornchurch Country Park. After Le-May managed to capture the incredible image – which has become a huge hit on Twitter since it was taken earlier today – the creature managed to escape with its life.
As much as we’d all like to believe this is a wondrous tale of friendship wherein two mates go on an epic adventure featuring a baby weasel and his magnificent flying steed, sadly it’s not. It’s a photo of a weasel trying to kill a woodpecker. The photographer, Martin Le-May from Essex, said he “feared the worst” for the green bird after hearing “distressed squawking” during its struggle with the mammal at Hornchurch Country Park. After Le-May managed to capture the incredible image – which has become a huge hit on Twitter since it was taken earlier today – the creature managed to escape with its life.
