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You have eyes of a hawk if you can spot the animals in this tree

A FAMILY of barn owls is hidden in this tree - you could have the eyes of a hawk if you can spot them.

The group of owls, known as a parliament, was pictured making themselves at home in a small nook in this tree.

A parliament of owls is hidden in this leafy setting - can you see them?
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A parliament of owls is hidden in this leafy setting - can you see them?Credit: Mercury

Photographer Tom Broxup, 34, managed to capture the sneaky birds hidden in a tree in Wheldrake, a village seven miles south-east of York.

He had set out to snap badgers when he came across the fluffy owls.

The owls' feathers blend in perfectly with the bark of the tree where they have made their nest.

Tom snapped the owls in the Wheldrake Ings, a protected flood meadow considered to be of international importance.

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Many wildflowers and rare birds can be found in the meadow, which is a mile east of the village and is part of the Lower Derwent Valley reserve.

Whimbrels, tits, whooper swans, wigeons and pintails can all be found in the Wheldrake Ings, which cover 157 hectares.

Often flooded when the River Derwent bursts it banks, the reserve hosts thousands of wintering waders and wildfowl.

It is one of Britain's most secluded meadows, with two benches, three hides and one path the only signs of a human presence.

You could have the eyes of the hawk if you can spot the deadly danger lurking in this photo before it strikes.

And you probably have perfect vision if you can spot the hidden leopard on this mountain.

Hardest of all, you have the eyes of a marksman if you can spot the two hidden snipes aiming right at you in this mind-boggling picture.

The fluffy predators blend in perfectly with the bark of this tree
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The fluffy predators blend in perfectly with the bark of this treeCredit: Mercury
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