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Old 09-17-2008, 11:21 AM   #1
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September 17, 2008: Bullfrog vs Sparrow

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



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



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



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



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



Burrrp oh pardon me.

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Old 09-17-2008, 11:32 AM   #2
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What? Am I the only one that had no idea things like this EVER happened?

That is crazy and scary.
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Old 09-17-2008, 11:35 AM   #3
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I wonder if sparrow feathers do to frogs what corn does to me?


Amazing sequence.
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Old 09-17-2008, 11:47 AM   #4
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Nom nom nom...
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Old 09-17-2008, 11:54 AM   #5
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What? Am I the only one that had no idea things like this EVER happened?

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I didn't know frogs eat birds.

Was the photographer anticipating this, or did he just get lucky?
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Old 09-17-2008, 12:05 PM   #6
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Must have been tasty. He's licking his fingers afterward.
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Old 09-17-2008, 12:35 PM   #7
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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.
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Old 09-17-2008, 04:42 PM   #8
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Is it only me that finds it a leetle scary that 'Toad posted this series of pics?
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Old 09-17-2008, 05:56 PM   #9
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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!
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Old 09-17-2008, 06:17 PM   #10
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Its things like this that make me glad humans have opposable thumbs and can use tools. Like BBQ grilles.
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Old 09-17-2008, 08:00 PM   #11
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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.
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Old 09-18-2008, 04:52 AM   #12
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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.
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Old 09-18-2008, 05:17 AM   #13
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Yeah...they would have been running.
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Old 09-18-2008, 06:32 AM   #14
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Err, ok, I may be weird, but its soooooo cute how he is using his little hands to stuff the birdie in his mouth
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Old 09-18-2008, 07:41 AM   #15
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Must have been tasty. He's licking his fingers afterward.
Yeah, I thought Colonel Sanders (and co.) used a bigger bird than that...
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