Trout vs duck: Incredible pictures show the moment bird takes on a fish for a morsel of food

  • The moment a rainbow trout began fighting a duck for food in a river has been captured on camera 
  • Pictures from the River Test in Hampshire show the fish, while the mallard dived into the shot just behind it
  • Other snaps show the duck cosying up with a brown trout in a bid to get some food floating around in the water

By Anthony Joseph for MailOnline

Published: 04:50 EST, 7 September 2015 | Updated: 08:39 EST, 7 September 2015

The moment a rainbow trout began fighting a duck for food in a river has been captured on camera.

Pictures from the River Test in Hampshire show the unsuspecting fish posing in front of the camera, while the mallard dived into the shot just behind it. 

Other snaps show the duck cosying up with a brown trout in a bid to get some food floating around in the water.

Photographer Paul Colley, 56, captured the rare inter-species interactions by using an underwater camera system he designed and built himself.

He said: 'One of my favourite images is of a mallard duck 'photo bombing' one of the trout images.

'The ducks started to compete with the trout for the small bits of food that I was using to tempt the trout nearer to the camera.

'At first, the ducks were a nuisance. But then I realised it would make a really cool image if I could capture the two things in one picture, especially if I timed it to get the duck's head underwater.

'Persistence paid off. I have quite a few of these pictures now, but this is the best one and it always makes me smile.'

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The duck also cosied up with a brown trout in a bid to get some food floating around in the water. The pictures were taken on the River Test

The duck also cosied up with a brown trout in a bid to get some food floating around in the water. The pictures were taken on the River Test

Pictures from the River Test in Hampshire show the unsuspecting fish posing in front of the camera, while the mallard dived into the shot just behind it

Pictures from the River Test in Hampshire show the unsuspecting fish posing in front of the camera, while the mallard dived into the shot just behind it

Trout are related to salmon and can grow very large, averaging around 20-30 inches and weighing about eight pounds. They have been known to grow to a massive 4ft in length

Trout are related to salmon and can grow very large, averaging around 20-30 inches and weighing about eight pounds. They have been known to grow to a massive 4ft in length

The moment a rainbow trout began fighting a duck for food in a river has been captured on camera. Pictured is a brown trout above the water

The moment a rainbow trout began fighting a duck for food in a river has been captured on camera. Pictured is a brown trout above the water

Paul Colley, pictured, captured the rare inter-species interactions by using an underwater camera system he designed and built himself

Paul Colley, pictured, captured the rare inter-species interactions by using an underwater camera system he designed and built himself

A picture of the machine Mr Colley built himself, which caught the increible pictures of the duck and trout in the River Test, Hampshire

A picture of the machine Mr Colley built himself, which caught the increible pictures of the duck and trout in the River Test, Hampshire

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