Two baby pigeons found abandoned on a Royal Navy aircraft carrier have been flown ashore to be safely looked after by the RSPCA.
The pair were found on the HMS Queen Elizabeth by a sailor who heard them tweeting on a high ledge on deck.
Estimated to be about 10 days old, the chicks were discovered shortly after the ship left Portsmouth.
They were syringe-fed porridge and water on board before being flown by helicopter to RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset.
The chicks, named F-35 and Lightning - after the fighter jets which are to be tested during the ship's deployment to the US - are now being cared for at the RSPCA rescue centre in West Hatch near Taunton.
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The pair were found on the HMS Queen Elizabeth by a sailor who heard them tweeting on a high ledge on deck.
Estimated to be about 10 days old, the chicks were discovered shortly after the ship left Portsmouth.
They were syringe-fed porridge and water on board before being flown by helicopter to RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset.
The chicks, named F-35 and Lightning - after the fighter jets which are to be tested during the ship's deployment to the US - are now being cared for at the RSPCA rescue centre in West Hatch near Taunton.
Full article here.