mum-of-six got the fright of her life when her youngest son woke her up at 4am to tell her there was a "big scary bird" above her head.
Sarah Johnson, 36, was fast asleep and thought she might have been dreaming when her son, Jack, ran into her bedroom in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
The three-year-old, from Southport, was in disbelief and frightened to see an owl staring at him from the end of the bed. Sarah, who works as a phlebotomist, was terrified when she peeked up and saw the owl on her headboard "staring at her".
Speaking to the Liverpool Echo, Sarah said: "My three-year-old came running in the room saying 'there's a big scary bird with big eyes mummy'.
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