A baby weasel miraculously survived for four days in a falcon's nest after being captured by the mother to feed to her young.

The weasel cub was spotted by amateur wildlife photographer Josef Kalensky from the village of Lanov in the north of the Czech Republic.

He was taking photos of the six young falcon chicks when he saw the mother return with the cub and drop it into the nest before going off in search of more food.

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Sneaky devil: A baby weasel snuggles in with a group of baby falcon chicks after being dropped into the nest as food by their mother. But that fact was lost on the young birds who failed to understand that it was prey

Sitting comfortably? The weasel was spotted by wildlife photographer Josef Kalensky in the Czech Republic

Master of disguise: The weasel spent the next four days in the nest hiding underneath the baby falcons whenever the mother returned with food that the young birds did actually end up eating

Photographer Josef Kalensky said: 'Every time the adult falcon came to the nest, the weasel hid itself under the feathers of the young falcons so she could not get to it'

But rather than devour him, the baby chicks appeared baffled about what to do.

The weasel then spent the next four days in the nest hiding underneath the baby falcons whenever the mother returned.

Mr Kalensky said: 'Every time the adult falcon came to the nest, the weasel hid itself under the feathers of the young falcons so she could not get to it.

'My wife Stana was watching the box online and she noticed the weird animal living among the one-week-old falcons.

'When I came to check the nest, the animal was really there. Once it was attacked by the mother, but it survived.'

Lucky escape: The weasel after jumping out of the nest, some 50 feet above ground

But on the fourth day the falcon chicks began to see the weasel as food and that's when he escaped by leaping out of the nest, some 50 feet above ground.

Mr Kalensky said: 'When my wife saw it, she called our neighbours and they took the weasel into their care. It seems the cub is all right and pretty lively too.

'It was pecked by the young falcons on the head a few times and has several wounds but otherwise it is really healthy.'