A bird-brained attempt at a theft caught on camera.

A would-be thief took quite a beating as a pet store owner stopped him from taking off with an exotic pet.

At 68, Lloyd Bremseth’s adrenaline was pumping when he ran to a much younger and heavier man who tried to steal a bird from his shop.

“He ran in, had the bag in his hand…and over the bird’s head, and so, of course, that’s about when I lost my mind, and I grabbed the stick behind the counter,” said Bremseth, who is the owner of Birds Plus.

“He had the bird, and I threw him against the window, and he ran out of the store, and I hit him over the head with a stick and pushed him over the car,” he added.

The little green macaw was tossed on the ground several times during the tussle that ended up down the street from the store in Van Nuys.

Police are concerned about the potential thief’s actions, fighting a senior citizen who proved age is nothing but a number when Bremseth ripped off the guy’s hat and sweater.

“It’s pretty dangerous, and the employees could’ve been hurt in the process of stealing the bird,” Los Angeles police Det. Peter Barba said.

The attempted birdnapper was left with only a beating, and the bird was saved.

Police are still looking for the suspect.

He could face a felony charge.

The bird is worth more than $1,000.

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