Put down the bird, sir

The U.S. Coast Guard had an unusual rescue in Texas, recently. For one thing, the rescue was on land. For another thing, it was saving a man and his cockatoo (which, coincidentally sounds like an album title).

According to the Associated Press, the man's $2,000 cockatoo flew the coop and ended up at the top of a pine tree. So he went 60 feet up to get it. When the man was unable to get down, the Coast Guard had to send a helicopter to pick up the two.

Note: Keeping pets is perfectly OK in the War on Animals. They are considered prisoners of war.