September 17, 2008: Bullfrog vs Sparrow
 

Either the sparrow doesn't know the frog is there, or doesn't know the danger.

http://cellar.org/2008/frogsparrow1.jpg

The bird seems very much unconcerned. Or maybe it figures things out at the last moment...

http://cellar.org/2008/frogsparrow2.jpg

...and moves to a higher perch, but it's not far enough away. The frog leaps,

http://cellar.org/2008/frogsparrow4.jpg

And faster than a photographer, he has the bird and drags it to its death.

http://cellar.org/2008/frogsparrow5.jpg

Don't chew with your mouth open! It's rude.

http://cellar.org/2008/frogsparrow6.jpg

Burrrp oh pardon me.

http://cellar.org/2008/frogsparrow7.jpg

What? Am I the only one that had no idea things like this EVER happened?

That is crazy and scary.

I wonder if sparrow feathers do to frogs what corn does to me?


Amazing sequence.

Nom nom nom...

I didn't know frogs eat birds.

Was the photographer anticipating this, or did he just get lucky?

Must have been tasty. He's licking his fingers afterward.

seen similar
 

I haven't seen that happen, but I did see a snapping turtle grab a pretty large duck and pull it under the water once. That was cool.

Is it only me that finds it a leetle scary that 'Toad posted this series of pics?

fish will eat bugs that sit on the surface of the water. Sharks eat birds that are floating around in the water.

That frog was hungry!

Its things like this that make me glad humans have opposable thumbs and can use tools. Like BBQ grilles.

And can eat frog legs. Instead of the other way around.

Eeeeeuw That's like a pelican eating pigeons.

I heard somewhere that if frogs were the size if cows humans would've never walked the earth.

Yeah...they would have been running.

Err, ok, I may be weird, but its soooooo cute how he is using his little hands to stuff the birdie in his mouth

Yeah, I thought Colonel Sanders (and co.) used a bigger bird than that...

I never thought about stuff like this happening. Who would figure, right?

However, I'm not surprised. Almost in the same vein as a snake eating an egg. Looks a bit like that.

"Pirates of the Amphibian - The End of Jack Sparrow"

Um, hello? Gross? I HATE these creepy-crawly, slimey, jumping things! (no offense, O Great 'Toad) It distresses me to see a cute, fluffy animal get eaten by a horrid, slimey, reptilian one. It doesn't seem fair, somehow. In an evolutionary sort of way, the cute should survive and the yucky be damned.

Also---if you do eat frogs' legs, aren't you obliged to fit said frog up with a mini wheelchair? Seems like a lot to go thru just to eat some gross shite.

amphibian

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I'm putting you in SteveDallas territory, Mr. BigV. You pederest! ---oh, wait.......wrong word...:D

Yo! SD, how ya been, brah?

Must be a minion of Burglefloogah.

:neutral: :morncoff:

That ain't no sparrow, to the Frog .... that's just the BEST, finger-licking, Southern fried chicken ... as evidenced by the last frame ...... :D

...and that completes stage four of our special dinner tonight, Doberman stuffed with Duck stuffed with Bullfrog stuffed with Sparrow stuffed with Dragonfly stuffed with Mosquito. All stuffings as nature intended.

Hey! Anyone else see the bait scattered around on those leaves to sucker that poor bird in?

Good observation! Looks like cornbread.

Where does a toad get cornbread?

He pulled it off the table when he took his damn legs back... GO FROG!!!

wow, I had no idea frogs ate birds. cool

hi all,

im sure the only person who knows 100% for sure how this photo series came about is the photographer, but i have noticed this:

1. i agree that there seems to be bird-bait of some kind present in the first image.
2. the (unposted, but still present on the server) image frogsparrow3.jpg (http://cellar.org/2008/frogsparrow3.jpg) seems to show a sparrow in flight away from the toad (or frog, im not sure).

draw your own conclusions, but it seems odd to me.

misfire, different bird, happened before "lunch", bird enroute to landing....

good catch boli, welcome to the cellar.

The sun was in his eyes. :D

And then....
 

:lol2:

:notworthy

Killer Kermit