Mother loses a desperate battle to save her duckling from the jaws of a heron
2008-06-25 08:32:54 GMT 2008-06-25 16:32:54 (Beijing Time) SINA.com
The duckling has no chance and is caught in the heron's bill.
The heron stands tall as the family of ducks are left flailing in the water.
The mother duck attempts to stop the heron flying away.
She tries to fly off in pursuit.
With one gulp, the duckling is gone.
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As a duck, trying to battle with a heron and force it to give up its quarry was always going to be a difficult task.
But as a mother, animals and humans will do anything for their offspring which is why this bird refused to let the heron fly off with one of her own without a fight.
These amazing pictures show, frame by frame, how the heron swooped on the duck and her family as they swam near Bray Harbour in County Wicklow.
(Agencies)
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