jforgham
Birding for fun
Following on from the woodpecker riding weasel, I was lucky enough to capture a fight between a weasel and grey heron yesterday. I was booked to give a presentation on Birds of the Hel peninsula, Poland to RSPB Sevenoaks group so spent time visiting Elmley NNR and Oare Marshes. All very quiet at both places apart from, as I was driving up the track at Elmley to leave, I noted a grey heron behaving strangely on the road. I slowed the car and saw it was engaged in a fight with a weasel. Several times the weasel drew blood by biting the heron's bill and was promptly dropped. Instead of legging it to safety the fearless weasel came back for more. Eventually the heron flew off with the weasel still attached to its beak and landed in a nearby pool. Here it tried to drown the animal, which was still fighting!! Eventually, it was drowned and eaten whole, head first. In all, the action lasted a good 7 minutes.
The first set of photos were taken through the car windscreen, but once the bird landed in the pool,I could wind the window down and get much clearer shots. Several of these photos have now been twittered around the world and I have had interest from Birdwatching magazine and several national papers.
More photos on my blog: address below.
Cheers,
Jono
The first set of photos were taken through the car windscreen, but once the bird landed in the pool,I could wind the window down and get much clearer shots. Several of these photos have now been twittered around the world and I have had interest from Birdwatching magazine and several national papers.
More photos on my blog: address below.
Cheers,
Jono
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