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Superb. Lucky woody pecker by the sounds of it.
I once saw a weasel kill a rabbit. Viscous little things.
3rd Mar 2015 7:21 pm
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You just know that woodpecker is saying WTF
Great photo though. Would be sending that off now to Countryfile for next years Callander.
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3rd Mar 2015 7:29 pm
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That is an amazing picture, Weasels are one of those creatures that very few people have ever seen in the flesh. That picture really puts their size into perspective. Seeing green woodpeckers isn't that common either.
We had a weasel chasing and then having a bundle with a mouse on our drive, terrier was outside and caught the mouse but the Weasel was long gone.
A chap I know has seen one having a fight with a rat, he said it was a proper good dust up IID PRO
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3rd Mar 2015 7:35 pm
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Weasel gets air
Even weasel get to fly more often then me.
I need to get back to flying and away from a desk job!
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3rd Mar 2015 8:10 pm
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Re: Weasel gets air
Robbie wrote:
Even weasel get to fly more often then me.
I need to get back to flying and away from a desk job!
Whats stopping you Robbie? Have you thought of private flying? I have been thinking of doing my PPL.
3rd Mar 2015 8:18 pm
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Yep saw it on Twitter, great photo Cheers Ian
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3rd Mar 2015 9:12 pm
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Re: Weasel gets air
Gareth wrote:
Whats stopping you Robbie? Have you thought of private flying? I have been thinking of doing my PPL.
I do have a PPL somewhere, but I have not exercised it since about '97 and have not flown light aircraft regularly since the late '80s. Cost and boredom put me off but I must admit that my thoughts keep turning to gliding. It's different enough and a new skill to learn but without the expense of private flying. I should actually get off my and look into it, especially as my daughter fancies giving it a go.Land Rover - Turning Drivers into Mechanics Since 1948
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Re: Weasel gets air
Robbie wrote:
Even weasel get to fly more often then me.
I need to get back to flying and away from a desk job!
Room in the back seat for a little 'un?
3rd Mar 2015 9:35 pm
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I had a ride in a glider a few years ago. I sat in the front and the pilot asked me if I wanted a nice long smooth flight, and get to do some thermals, or would I prefer a shorter, faster flight with some aerobatics. I chose the later, and it was the best ride of my life!
3rd Mar 2015 10:47 pm
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Vicious horrible little b d's, I can almost guarantee the woodpecker will have died for all its efforts to escape. Pity it wasn't a shotgun he used instead of a camera It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
3rd Mar 2015 10:52 pm
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The Woodpecker did survive apparently 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
3rd Mar 2015 11:00 pm
M3DPO
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For how long? - I've seen them bite rabbits and full grown hens exactly the same as the woodpecker, it can take several hours for them to die a slow lingering death, once they've sunk their fangs into the back of their preys neck they will die, it seems to semi-paralyse them, the weasel will watch it from a distance and keep playing "cat and mouse" with it.It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
3rd Mar 2015 11:14 pm
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Only going by the photographers observations tbh
Quote:
"I think we may have distracted the weasel as when the woodpecker landed it managed to escape and the weasel ran into the grass."
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and look into it, especially as my daughter fancies giving it a go.
