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 ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Twenty years ago, a documentary came out following Mark Bittner, a musician living on the streets of San Francisco, and his unique relationship with a flock of wild parrots. The ...

It was big Bay Area news last summer when sea lions, the tourism darlings of San Francisco’s Pier 39 Marina, took a dive in a contest to name that city’s “unofficial-official” animal. The winner, as ...

It's been 20 years since this fascinating film first highlighted a San Francisco phenomenon. A flock of wild parrots living in the city's Telegraph Hill neighborhood, being taken care of by a local ...

This movie is for the birds -- and people who love them. We're talking about "The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill," a small documentary filmed in San Francisco in 2003 (after San Francisco director ...

RATING: G with brief scenes of menacing hawks. THE LOWDOWN: This documentary about Bittner, a gentle, patient soul who is accepted by a flock of wild parrots is as captivating and charming as the ...

The bright green and red parakeet now known as Billy once soared with the rest of the wild parrots of San Francisco. The 300-some birds are a natural wonder of the city, heard squawking over Telegraph ...

Meet Pushkin, a single father looking for love. And Connor, a lonely widower who leads the isolated life of a confirmed bachelor. And Sophie, a petite flirt who just might be inclined to cast an eye ...

BRISBANE, California (AP) – The famous wild parrots of San Francisco’s Telegraph Hill have spread their wings to the suburbs. About a hundred of the green birds have been spotted on the slopes of San ...

The San Francisco Bay area is associated with a number of iconic wild animals that have become symbols of the city. For instance, the bay's sea lions are a popular tourist attraction, and numerous ...

Those of us safely wrapped in the security blanket of the middle class will commonly pass the lady with pigeons sitting on her head and do no more than shrug. If we think about her at all, we will ...