A man from Swindon in the UK has rescued an injured pigeon that fell out of a tree and has adopted the bird and nurtured it back to health.

Mike Roberts, 61, a retired salesman found the stricken baby bird on his driveway and took it inside before it was eaten by a cat.

Roberts named his feathered friend Fred and started hand-rearing him on diet of cheese, sweetcorn and mealworms.

Fred has even been toilet trained by Roberts, and the two of them watch television together.