swanseajack 227 Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 Had ducks for many a year, just happened to have the camera in me hand when I witnessed this, methinks the ducks will have to go.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stork 1 Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 It s something partridge / pheasant do in the wild i think it moves so it interest them i have picked up a lot of phessys that have died eatinh a toad/frog i dont know why but partridge go mad for any thing that is in there spase that is edable so i should think they would or it just felt like it and it was differant so he had a try at gobbling it up? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 23,677 Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 Reminds me of the pic taken of the pelican eating the pigeon,right time for you to be there with your camera Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ditch_Shitter Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 Quite honestly; Rather than stand there snapping shots, I'd have simply taken the toad off the duck. Anyway, the toad appears alive in most of those shots. Did ye actually witness the duck swallowing the toad? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
swanseajack 227 Posted February 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 Quite honestly; Rather than stand there snapping shots, I'd have simply taken the toad off the duck. Anyway, the toad appears alive in most of those shots. Did ye actually witness the duck swallowing the toad? Believe me it was dead, I would have taken it from the duck if it were alive.... It didn't swallow the toad, tried it's damndest but couldn't .................. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nealey 0 Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 Quite honestly; Rather than stand there snapping shots, I'd have simply taken the toad off the duck. Anyway, the toad appears alive in most of those shots. Did ye actually witness the duck swallowing the toad? Believe me it was dead, I would have taken it from the duck if it were alive.... It didn't swallow the toad, tried it's damndest but couldn't .................. Good pics jack, what camera do you use. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foxdropper 17,092 Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 Its pretty obvious what happened here .The duck came across this fella struggling in deep water and to help him out he 'toad' it to the other side . Or -Opportunity mate ,plain and simple .I kept fancy pheasants in an avary once and was surprised one day ,to watch a golden pheasant hen chase ,catch and eat a full grown woodmouse that was in the feeder .Mouse was still wriggling in the birds crop . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J Darcy 5,871 Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 Quite honestly; Rather than stand there snapping shots, I'd have simply taken the toad off the duck. Anyway, the toad appears alive in most of those shots. Did ye actually witness the duck swallowing the toad? THATS just what i was thinking. Each year we find a bloody pile of dead and parlysed toads. Could this be ducks that are doing it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Simoman 110 Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 I listened to a talk at a zoo a few weeks ago and was told that arks and specialst collectionso f amphibians are being collected as we speak as a virus is wiping them out........... http://www.colchester-zoo.co.uk/index.cfm?...p;Petition_ID=3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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