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Hungry squirrel trapped in bird feeder rescued

RBFRS A squirrel holding onto a firefighter (to the left) after they were freed from the bird feeder, with another firefighter's hands visible to the right, holding the bird feeder the squirrel was cut out of.RBFRS
Firefighters were able to free the squirrel in minutes

An unfortunate squirrel who became stuck in a bird feeder was freed after firefighters came to its aid.

The animal was found wedged inside the device in a garden in Byron Road, Earley, at about 09:00 GMT on Wednesday.

Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service said a crew from Wokingham Road fire station "came to the rescue" of the "rather unlucky" rodent.

It said: "Equipped with wire cutters, the crew were on hand to safely rescue the furry friend before releasing it back into the wild."

Firefighters spent about seven minutes at the scene, it added.

A spokesperson for the service said: "We arrived to find the squirrel stuck in the feeder having gone in to get a morning snack.

"Once it had its fill it was obviously a little bigger than when it went in so could no longer squeeze back out.

"We were able to gently restrain the squirrel and cut and bend some of the wires enabling it to be freed from the feeder."

RBFRS A close-up picture of the squirrel stuck inside a bird feeder. They appear to be grabbing the bars of the feeder but their bottom half is stuck.RBFRS
The squirrel had got itself into a sticky situation before the firefighters arrived
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