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Funny Moment between a Hawk and a Frog

 

For my first Post of the Year 2024, here's a funny moment between a hawk and a frog as captured by bird photographer  Randy Wei. 


"I was shooting in a local park and my original target was to get a photograph of a hooded merganser. All of a sudden, a red-shouldered hawk appeared and landed in the mud under the shade. Then I started to see this hidden frog appear and begin to slowly start hopping toward the water. As the frog hopped, the hawk just stared at it without much action. I fired as many shots as I possibly could of these two in frame without much thinking, and this one appeared as if they were walking together. Well, that’s the shot, I thought!" - Randy Wei

Randy Wei (@randy_simplelife) got into bird photography back in 2014. During the day, he works as an industrial design director, but after work, he likes to walk into nature with his camera and lens. We came across this fun shot he took of a red-shouldered hawk and a frog and connected with him to learn more about it. See how he captured the image below using the fast tracking capabilities of the Sony α9 and the Sony 400mm f/2.8 G Master lens.

Source: AlphaUniverse

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  1. Bini M.January 27, 2024 at 11:52 PM

    Great shoot, what happened afterwards? Did the frog make it alive?

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    1. AnonymousJanuary 28, 2024 at 12:28 AM

      Did the frog escape?

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    2. AnonymousJanuary 28, 2024 at 4:56 PM

      Great photo, you're a very lucky man, and obviously enjoy your work. Well done!

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    3. AnonymousJanuary 28, 2024 at 5:00 PM

      Lol...hoppity hop little one...but does it have a Happy ending? 🫣🤪🐸🦅💞👏

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 28, 2024 at 7:50 AM

    Tell us if the frog made it..

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 28, 2024 at 8:19 AM

    Wonderful photo. Thank you for sharing

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 28, 2024 at 12:58 PM

    The Odd Couple fantastic shot 📸

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    1. AnonymousJanuary 28, 2024 at 11:01 PM

      That was one of the captions I called this picture and also I said The Unlikely Friendship

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 28, 2024 at 2:02 PM

    How can two walk together unless they agree? Amos 3:3. Lol

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 28, 2024 at 4:40 PM

    This is an awesome shot. Great work. Keep them coming

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  7. AnonymousJanuary 28, 2024 at 5:12 PM

    Beautiful

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  8. AnonymousJanuary 28, 2024 at 5:37 PM

    Love this shot. That frog has attitude!!

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  9. AnonymousJanuary 28, 2024 at 9:51 PM

    What a FUN and beautiful shot . . . just love it!!

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  10. AnonymousJanuary 28, 2024 at 11:42 PM

    “He’s behind me, isn’t he”

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  11. AnonymousJanuary 29, 2024 at 2:56 AM

    High stepping!!

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  12. AnonymousJanuary 29, 2024 at 4:05 AM

    Great Shot, patience pays off!

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