A tawny owl is acting as surrogate mother to two ducklings born 30ft (9.1m) up a tree after their natural mother laid her eggs in the wrong nest.
Mary Hartley was expecting to see owlets after four eggs appeared in her nest box in Marple Bridge, Stockport.
But when she checked a nest box camera she was surprised to find two Mandarin ducklings jumping around inside. Two owlets, also born in the nest, are being cared for by the mother alongside the two-day-old ducklings.
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