A San Dimas man made the ultimate sacrifice for his pet bird. The man Russell Bennett, 60, dashed into his burning condo yesterday to save his pet bird from the flames. more ›

A plane crashed into a home in Santa Monica earlier this afternoon, moderately injuring the pilot but not harming anyone on the ground, reports ABC News. The crash took place at about 3:00 p.m., near the intersection of 21st Street and Dewey Street. The Cessna 172 was attempting to land at the Santa Monica Airport when it began to falter, hitting several trees and a cinder block wall before landing on the garage of the home. more ›

Four birds have tested positive for West Nile Virus after being found dead in Cerritos and the San Gabriel Valley, reports the Daily News. Two of the four birds were discovered in Cerritos, one in Baldwin Park and one in Covina. A fifth bird's test is still pending. more ›

A woman is being treated for "non-life threatening injuries" and a pet bird is home safe after 14 firefighters rescued the pair from the L.A. River in Studio City on Saturday. The bird, described by the LA Times as "similar to a large parrot," reportedly escaped, and with clipped wings, fluttered and fell into the river where it was washed downstream. more ›

Someone is shooting arrows at the geese in Fountain Valley, and now the authorities are on the lookout for the perp, and a reward has been offered up to help nab the shooter. Three Canada Geese were struck with hunting arrows last week at Mile Square Regional Park, according to the OC Register. more ›

It's hard out there for a rare bird. Which is probably why a wild bald eagle has taken to chilling out right next to the bald eagle exhibit at the small Orange County Zoo inside Irvine Regional Park. First spotted last weekend, the wild bird has been spending his mornings and evening "perched in a tree above the zoo's 6-year-old female bald eagle, Olivia," according to the LA Times. more ›

A Grand Canyon-bound tour helicopter from Las Vegas made an emergency landing at Lake Mead yesterday after a large bird crashing into the windshield. The pilot suffered a face laceration, but there no injuries to the six tourists from London aboard. The Cormorant bird strike happened around 5:40 p.m. as the helicopter was over the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. more ›

Back in December and January, California brown pelicans were found wandering in unusual places: parking lots, coastal streets, highways, airport runways and alleys--far away from their usual coastal homes and almost seemingly suicidal. more ›

Over the past thirty years, there have been 130 recorded incidents in which birds and airplane engines met. The LA Times recounts one such 1997 incident: more ›

Over the weekend, we received this below e-mail from a reader about a neighborhood parrot that repeatedly screams annoying the neighborhoods: more ›

Monsters and mysterious beasts are usually created by the press even when such cases are authentic, but far less dramatic. In May of 2007 it was reported that two bears, a mother and cub were prowling Bradbury, a gated suburb of Los Angeles. According to the press, the animals had come into town and been seen roaming the streets, padding between parked vehicles and sniffing at driveways of houses. Officials at the time claimed that if the animals were caught they would be tranquilized and released into the wilds. more ›