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Someone throw them a towel!

These tiddly tawny owl chicks took a soaking when they were caught out in one of the torrential downpours drenching Britain.

The four usually-fluffy chicks ended up sodden and bedraggled and in need of rescue after boldly attempting to fly the nest during a rainstorm.

The 10-inch chicks ended up on the ground and, with their downy feathers soaked with water, were unable to climb back up the tree to their perch.

They were rescued by wildlife photographer Robert Fuller, who scooped them up and put them in a box to dry out before returning them to their nest.

Robert set up a nesting box for the owls in a tree near his house in Thixendale, North Yorks - and since the chicks have hatched he has rescued them twice.