This irate owl clearly saw fowl play, after launching an astonishing attack on a stray duck that wandered into its flight path.
The hapless duck was set upon after taking off from a pond in Ypres, Belgium, before being knocked back into the water by its bigger species.
A falconer had released the African Oehoe Owl for an early morning training session, but it was startled mid-air by the duck and appeared to have taken offence
Photographer Devid Camerlynck, 37, said the owl chased the beleaguered back to a nearby pond, before hitting it into the water.
'I was photographing some falconers training their owls, falcons and buzzards for an upcoming show.
'There were some ducks in a pond nearby minding their own business but one took off suddenly.
'I don't think the owl liked the ducks using his "airspace" so he smacked it back down into the water.
'He was not attacking the duck as prey because it was too big. It was more a case of the owl showing his superiority.'
He added: 'The duck wasn't killed or badly wounded - it swam away with the other ducks and the owl returned to the falconer.'
he should have ducked!!
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Well thanks for telling me Janet! 18 other people didn't say a word!!! It's the correct one now. 
I know many consider them a nuisance bird, but I've always liked them. They are such good parents. Those kids follow their parents around,and the parents work so hard to raise the babies! 
