The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill

How long have you owned these? I don't own any of them actually, they're all wild. When he first called, what I was taken by was the fact that here's a guy that is beginning to understand the relationships between the individual birds, which is a very rare opportunity in science. When Mingus is a bad bird, rather than putting him in the cage, I throw him outside. He wants back in so badly. Hey Mingus, wanna dance? Well I got me a roof, and I got me some clothes, and I eat real good, man I overdose. When it gets dark, you know I turn on the light. Put on my shades when the sun's too bright. Every comfort for every climb. I still can't get me no peace of mind. This is San Francisco, it's too cold. I mean it's strange enough that these parrots are here, but they're breeding too? That's impossible. Hear that sound they're making? That caw, caw, caw. That's the sound they make when they see a hawk. Yep, there it is. After you leave, what will happen to these birds? Do you think that they will take care of themselves in the wild? Yes, I'm positive. I mean their biggest problem would be people. In a certain sense they're a lot purer than we are, because we have a lot of things that bind us up inside, and we play a lot of games that animals don't play. They're really straightforward. Come on Mingus, let's go in.