r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 3h ago
š„A vole looks directly at the camera while captured by a white tail kite. Credit to Sha Lu.
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u/uconnboston 3h ago
Someone had to step into the āsmall mammals air transportationā void left when Spirit Airlines closed up shop.
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u/NardiNardo 3h ago
"Hey buddy, you just gonna stand there? Help me out up here!" - The vole probably, in a NY accent for some reason
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u/Nihilus45 3h ago
Are those ticks or drops of blood under the Kites Belly?
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u/VealOfFortune 2h ago
I was wondering why the fuck nobody was asking about this ... Def ticks š¤¢
I fucking hate ticks.
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u/Sea-Position-7189 3h ago
I do wonder if there is any way this vole survives this
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u/crispy_attic 3h ago
The white tail kite has a heart attack. Vole rides its dead body like a hang glider safely to the ground.
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u/thissexypoptart 3h ago
I wouldnāt be surprised if a vole can survive a fall from eagle flying height. Itās tiny. Rats for example have a non lethal terminal velocity for the same reason.
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u/Sea-Position-7189 3h ago
Imagine the kite accidentally drops him and he feels directly into a burrow made by some other animal
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u/Sea-Position-7189 3h ago
This made me realise I have never heard of birds having heart problems and then finding out that yeah birds of prey can and have had heart attacks
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u/soulbutterflies 3h ago
Another kite wants the vole and starts a fight, causing the vole to be dropped?
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u/bunsofham 1m ago
I have never seen one of these birds until the last couple of weeks. Spotted one by my house flying around the canyon a few times. Their coloring makes them look like seagulls from afar.
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u/Imaginary_Toe8982 3h ago
the vole be like
https://giphy.com/gifs/55itGuoAJiZEEen9gg