They swoop down like winged hang gliders, cloaked in velvety green and red, squawking imperiously to announce their arrival in Mark Bittner's cherry tree. Like the perfect concierge, Bittner isn't ...

The wild parrots that call San Francisco home have become a given of city life, squawking their way to their favorite spots, delighting tourists. The famous flock is now about 300 strong, more than ...

For the past few weeks, several Brisbane residents have heard the resounding cries of the cherry-headed conures made famous by the book “The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill.” Ron Davis said the very ...

SAN FRANCISCO — The wild parrots that call San Francisco home have become a given of city life, squawking their way to their favorite spots, delighting tourists. The famous flock is now about 300 ...

The busy streets of San Francisco seem like the last place you’d find wild parrots. And yet, there they are. How’d they get here? Bay Curious is a new podcast from KQED that’s all about answering your ...

It’s been two decades since Judy Irving produced, directed, filmed and edited her celebrated documentary The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill, a charming and contemplative film about one man’s ...

Sweet documentary about tweety birds. Running time: 85 minutes. Rated G. At the Angelika, Houston and Mercer streets. WHO knew birds led such complicated lives? In the charming new documentary “The ...

Some of San Francisco’s most colorful characters are sick — but not even a pandemic can stop those who try to nurse them back to health. A handful of the famed wild parrots — whose squawks and ...

Wild parrot flock is going strong, more than triple what it was 10 years ago. Cherry-headed conures are shown in Berkeley, Calif. Wild parrots have become a common sight in San Francisco. SAN ...