This western weka (Gallirallus australis australis) has caught itself a juicy earthworm! Weka eat just about anything: insects, slugs, spiders, small birds, mammals, lizards and frogs, eggs, carrion, fruit, leaves, grasses, seeds. They’re all fair game. Stewart Island weka (another subspecies) are known to prey on sooty shearwater chicks, and weka have been known to kill stoats and rats.
Caught in the act!
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