What an Amazing Photo!!

[British Red]

red...i cant believe youve forgotten....i havnt eaten since you posted those beans up....i've been saving myself....i've put 14 holes in my belt and now you tell me theyre all sauced up, ready and sitting there miles away from my plate?

I could pour some in an envelope but I fear leaks.....

 

[mountainm]

...but I fear leaks.....

I have a mild phobia of chives...

 

[Angst]

lolol stew....

its also possible that its not a weasel....but a rabbit....and that would explain why it hasn't sunk its teeth in....but because the guy thought that no-one would believe the photograph was real if it was a rabbit flying a woodpecker he photoshopped in a weasel instead to give it credibility!

ta-da! the answer! truth at last!

ps....red....theyre not canned up? jarred?......oh this is pitiful.

It's possible that it's not used to being flown around!

 

[British Red]

ps....red....theyre not canned up? jarred?......oh this is pitiful.

Wasn't enough last year to justify it (I had to import the seed). I have fifty times as much seed this year . I'm even growing the wheat for the bread....

 

[Angst]

ok ok....thats impressive but....i hope you'll be providing the butter, cheese and home made salad cream necessary for the perfect plate after keeping me waiting all this time.

i'm actually thinking about putting in a complaint about the service i'm getting here.....and forget the tip dude!

my belly button is touching my backbone!!!!

Wasn't enough last year to justify it (I had to import the seed). I have fifty times as much seed this year . I'm even growing the wheat for the bread....

 

[santaman2000]

just can't resist "you're" (sic) santa = YOUR...

:yelrotflm

 

[British Red]

ok ok....thats impressive but....i hope you'll be providing the butter, cheese and home made salad cream necessary for the perfect plate after keeping me waiting all this time.

i'm actually thinking about putting in a complaint about the service i'm getting here.....and forget the tip dude!

my belly button is touching my backbone!!!!

Can't do sale cream. Mayonaise with fresh laid eggs from our chickens and home grown mustard, yes. Emulsified chemicals, no.

I love the idea that, having told me there is no tip, you want to eat food I will bring you. Do you do that in restaurants?

 

[dwardo]

My missus just said aww that's cute the woodpeckers giving him a ride.

 

[nic a char]

- I do like the good-natured chaffing on this forum

 

[nic a char]

that weasel has flight-phobia

 

[Toddy]

I can't be the only one who saw that photograph and thought of Wee Mad Arthur gone crawstepping over Howandaland

Wonder which of the two, woodpecker or weasel, got the bigger fright ?

Cracker of a photo to catch

M

 

[Pandabean]

Saw this yesterday and what a great shot it is. Nicely timed, a case of being in the right place at the right time.

Not sure if I would like to fly woodpecker airways though....not enough room for luggage.

 

[santaman2000]

Can't do sale cream. Mayonaise with fresh laid eggs from our chickens and home grown mustard, yes. Emulsified chemicals, no.

I love the idea that, having told me there is no tip, you want to eat food I will bring you. Do you do that in restaurants?

Long ago I was told by a truckstop waitress that even if you get bad service (especially if you get bad service) you should still leave a tip. If you don't, they think either you're cheap or you forgot; but if you leave exactly one penny they get the message.

 

[Angst]

hmmmmmmmmmm.....maybe i spoke too soon yup....they also say you should never insult your waiter until after the food has arrived....else you dont know what the cook has put in ya grub....i'll probably now get beans in a cow poop sauce

what i meant was....in your own time red, youre a lovely guy, theres no hurry, i'll be happy whatever. red for president!!!

lol

s

Long ago I was told by a truckstop waitress that even if you get bad service (especially if you get bad service) you should still leave a tip. If you don't, they think either you're cheap or you forgot; but if you leave exactly one penny they get the message.

 

[nic a char]

"leave exactly one penny" = good tip! (lol...)

 

[Goatboy]

I can't be the only one who saw that photograph and thought of Wee Mad Arthur gone crawstepping over Howandaland

Wonder which of the two, woodpecker or weasel, got the bigger fright ?

Cracker of a photo to catch

M

Bog jobs!

 

[wicca]

Weasel or Rabbit, it doesn't really matter, when the world seems to fall away under your feet just hang on and try to keep your pecker up, would be my advice...

 

[Wayland]

Call me cynical if you like but I have serious doubts on the validity of the photo, I've seen several weasels in the wild and watched one work the bank of a small stream but I have never seen one climbing trees. I have seen woodpeckers watched them hammer dead trees usually near the top.

The photo itself would have had to be taken in a split second of the observer seeing the woodpecker, and I am very suspicious of the shallow focus being exactly on the fast moving subject, so precise that the background is totally blurred.

Sorry but I just don't buy it, amazing what can be achieved by photo editing software.

And amazing what can be achieved by a photographer with his wits about him.

It's a lot easier to get a good picture in camera than to create a plausible composite in PhotoShop. You just have to be there.

I do wish people would stop equating PhotoShop with Magic...

 

[demographic]

At least we know the reason for Harrison Fords recent planecrash.

 

[mr dazzler]

Green woodpeckers hunt for food on the ground, so would be vulnerable to a weasel as described.

Indeed they do hunt for food on the ground, and they arent as cautious as a sparrow hawk or kestrel, no surprise that one was had. I see them a lot in my front garden here in Suffolk, most recently just a few days ago. First time I saw one of these I thought someones parrot had escaped. They look fantastic with their red mohican's. They love to stick their impressively fiersome beaks right down into the grass and moss to suck out ants and other insects. My lawn is nothing flash, very shabby and patchy probaly 1/3 grass 2/3 moss.....I know where they have "been" because theres like a crater of shredded moss.