Hermit thrush vs caterpillar

[nkwali]

I happened upon this hermit thrush (at least I think it's a hermit thrush) taking on a caterpillar in Banff. It took a good 5 minutes to get it all the way down.

hermit1 by Nkwali, on Flickr

hermit2 by Nkwali, on Flickr

hermit3 by Nkwali, on Flickr

hermit4 by Nkwali, on Flickr

hermit5 by Nkwali, on Flickr

[paul_reeves]

Very cool... except for the caterpillar.