A pair of owls are being nursed back to health after homeowners awoke to find one sleeping on their chandelier and the other hanging from their curtains.
Surrey-based Wildlife Aid said it was “one of our most unexpected rescues” as it helped the pair of tawny owls which had come down a chimney.
The birds were collected and the charity’s vets found they had surface-level scratches on their eyes which they likely to have been picked up in the fall.
“They’re now receiving treatment and recovering well. We believe they’re a bonded male and female pair, and we’re hopeful they’ll be released back to the wild together just in time for spring,” a charity spokesperson said.