text: Firefighters used a 30ft (9m) ladder to bring them to safety in the Ince area of Wigan.
  Greater Manchester Fire Service said engines from Wigan and Hindley were mobilised at about 13:55 BST.
  A spokesman for the fire service said it had received reports that a 28-year-old man was stuck up a tree in Green Lane as he tried to recover his pet.
target: A man has been rescued from a tree after getting stuck while trying to recapture his parrot.