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A weasel riding a woodpecker (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago by ivanafterall@lemmy.world to c/pics@lemmy.world
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[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 119 points 3 months ago (3 children)

It’s real: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-31711446

[–] brsrklf@jlai.lu 61 points 3 months ago

The fact that someone witnessed that and managed to capture it that well is amazing.

[–] rekabis@lemmy.ca 51 points 3 months ago

…the fuck?

Damn, AI is making us doubt everything these days.

[–] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 38 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Riding...?

Not quite.

Hunting.

[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Je Suis Monte!

[–] brem@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Et tu, Chimpmonk!?

[–] cabillaud@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Hon hon

[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 9 points 3 months ago

Hunting for a great place to play together... right? ...right?

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 35 points 3 months ago (1 children)

[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

Besties! But also, let's never fly together again.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 21 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Half way there the weasel stings the woodpecker ...

[–] backalleycoyote@lemmy.today 9 points 3 months ago

A weasel and a woodpecker meet on the branch of a tree and the weasel asks the woodpecker to carry him to another tree on its back. The woodpecker asks, "How do I know you won't sting me?" The weasel says, "I am a weasel, I have no stinger."

The woodpecker is satisfied, and they set out, but midflight, the weasel stings the woodpecker. The woodpecker feels the onset of paralysis and starts to plummet, knowing they both will crash, but has just enough time to gasp "How?"

Replies the weasel: "Suck it!!!”🖕🖕

[–] StillAlive@piefed.world 15 points 3 months ago

Try spinning. That's a good trick.

[–] AzuraTheSpellkissed@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 3 months ago

Wow, this new Pokémon Snap always offers some surprising shots.

[–] Phoenix3875@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago

How to train your bird

[–] essell@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago (2 children)

This kills the woodpecker

[–] Day24Walker@lemmy.ca 26 points 3 months ago

"I think we may have distracted the weasel as when the woodpecker landed it managed to escape and the weasel ran into the grass."

From the BBC article in the other comment

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I'm literally ashamed at my own naivete. I wasn't thinking. But I just thought it was a fun fluke photo. :(

[–] maccentric@sh.itjust.works 13 points 3 months ago

None of their friends are gonna believe this

[–] Krelis_@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Straighten up and fly right

[–] Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 months ago

Slow down, papa, don't you blow your top.

[–] nailingjello@piefed.zip 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I appreciate the following quote and I'm hoping this image doesn't show an exception to the rule.

Eagles may soar, but weasels don’t get sucked into jet engines.

[–] Maultasche@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

Wasn't there a photoshopped version of Putin riding the weasel?

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

We watched that new cartoon yesterday (swapped) with my kid and there's a scene exactly like this.

[–] fedikitty@piefed.social 2 points 3 months ago

Yes! I was just about to comment this. 😄

[–] e0qdk@reddthat.com 4 points 3 months ago

Makes me think of this song: Fox Tale Waltz Part 1

[–] TheYojimbo@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

That's Kirikou

[–] cheeseburger@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago

Poor pecker ☹️

[–] KuroiKaze@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Mordecai and Rigby are REAL????