Just like humans, birds cannot resist the temptation of food. /VCG Photo

A short-billed dowitcher was captured making all-out efforts to pull a sandworm out of the sands at Fort DeSoto Park in Tampa, Florida. /VCG Photo

To get the 12-inch-long sandworm, the shorebird struggled to get itself more leverage as it stood on tiptoes to snare its lunch. /VCG Photo

Ultimately, it had to exert all of its strength to drag the worm out. /VCG Photo