I just knew Rab was going to do that to TRex
Okay I am on my not so smart phone; question how big is an average Size Weasel & weight and how big & weight on the Wood Pecker. I think there is going to be an issue with a law of physics here

Well played Scooter.

Dave wouldn't have it any other way Sir...

QUOTES FROM THE BRITISH NEWS MEDIA

Wildlife expert Lucy Cooke told the BBC News Channel: "This is a truly extraordinary image.

"The green woodpecker is a ground-feeding bird, but weasels normally attack rabbits. The woodpecker is not its usual prey.

"But weasels are fearless.

"A female weasel weighs less than a Mars Bar but is as ferocious as a lion, so this is why the woodpecker would have been able to take off with it on its back."

Wildlife presenter Steve Backshall says he has no reason to doubt the photo is real
Wildlife presenter Steve Backshall agrees that while highly unusual it is not totally unheard of and has "no reason to doubt" the photo.

He compared the woodpecker to other animals like leaf cutter ants and rhino beetles, which can carry 850 times their body weight.

He said: "The weasel is pretty fascinating as well. It can kill things much bigger than itself, so it's an impressive little creature when you think about its size."

Okay I have done a little research and snopes and others have no reason to doubt its real.
After doing size relationship research, the weasel and this variety of Woodpecker are about the same size 7.5 to 9" in length?

I still have a hard time believing that as the story goes, they are fighting in the grass, the weasel jumps on its back and the Woodpecker is able to take off from the ground and fly with this predator on its back (Quote from above; is as ferocious as a lion) ? Look real close at the woodpecker in this picture, do you see one feather ruffled like it has been in an altercation? Imagine how tight a grip and furiously that weasel had to grab and hold on just to get airborne with this bird, much less the grip it would have to have on those feathers to hold on during flight.

Am I blind, or does anyone else see any signs that one feather has been messed up in this altercation with this fierce predator

If its real, wow! Hard to believe looking at the facts and physics involved!

Okay I am done

I see the bait, but I aint biting! Anyone else think that it looks like terrible taxidermy work?

I hesitate to discredit it completely since Fox News reported on this yesterday, but I only heard the "Up Next" headline and didn't stay for the story.