Woodpecker Takes Baby Wessel On An Extremely Amazing Journey

This remarkable shot may look like a scene from Aladdin, with a woodpecker seemingly giving a young weasel a “magic carpet” ride, but the reality is more intense. These dramatic images, captured over Hornchurch Country Park by East London hobbyist photographer Martin Le-May, reveal a life-or-death struggle between the two animals.

Le-May shares that he was out for a walk with his wife when they heard a commotion, then saw the bird flying with a small mammal clinging to its back. That’s when he snapped these unique photos.

Weasels often raid nests, but this one seemed to target the woodpecker itself. Fortunately, the woodpecker managed to escape, while the weasel disappeared into the long grass, hungry and defeated.

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What at first might seem like a magical woodpecker ride.

was actually a dirty and terrifying battle for survival

After the woodpecker landed, they fought and then the weasel fled

“The woodpecker left with its life. The weasel just disappeared into the long grass, hungry”

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