Unbelievable:

HOUSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Coast Guard plucked a man and his pet bird from a 75-foot tree on Tuesday evening after he became stranded while trying to coax the creature out of the branches.

“Local rescue units including ladder trucks … were not able to get close enough to the tree due to the proximity of the houses,” the Coast Guard said in a statement.

It said that it dispatched a HH-65C Dolphin helicopter crew which safely hoisted man and bird free. The incident occurred in Porter just north of Houston and local media reported that the bird was a $2,000 cockatoo.

“The man and bird were flown to Williams Airport in Porter. Both were reported to be in good condition,” the Coast Guard said.

Welcome to Houston.

1. Talk about going our on a limb.

   Comment by Big White Hat — 3:07 pm
   

2. Hope he gets the bill for that.

   Comment by MrCynic1 — 4:27 pm
   

3. They should have left them both in the tree. I worked as an animal handler at a theme park years ago and the cockatoo in the bird show was an even bigger horse’s caboose than my boss.

   Comment by USBeast — 4:33 pm
   

4. Wait till he sues the coast guard for the bird’s ruffled feathers…

   Comment by endorendil — 4:18 pm
   

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