A family of pigeons has been rescued from beneath a postal van after secretly accompanying daily deliveries for more than three weeks.
Louise Thomas, a Royal Mail worker in Nailsea, north Somerset, said the birds had gone undetected until Saturday when the mother was spotted trying to climb underneath.
Local rescue team Curious Critters was called to retrieve two babies, known as squabs, and an adult female. A spokesperson said all three birds were “in good health”.
“Given pigeons sit on their eggs for around 18 days, and the squabs are at least three weeks old, they have been under there a long time,” they added.