Here's a photo of a weasel riding a woodpecker

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LONDON — So here's a weasel on a woodpecker.

The furry hitchhiker was caught on camera in east London's Hornchurch Country Park by photographer Martin Le-May and caught the attention of a Twitter user on Monday night.

While it might look like an adorable pairing, Le-May reckons the wily weasel had supper on its mind

“As we walked we heard a distressed squawking and I saw that flash of green," he told reporters.

ABSOLUTLEY INCREDIBLE photo by Martin Le-May. Green Woodpecker and Weasel. Apparently the Woodpecker escapedhttp://ift.tt/1AxvBrt

— Jason Ward (@Jayward7) March 2, 2015

"The woodpecker was unnaturally hopping about like it was treading on a hot surface. Just after I switched from my binoculars to my camera the bird flew across us and slightly in our direction; suddenly it was obvious it had a small mammal on its back and this was a struggle for life." Read more...

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