If you haven't seen "The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill", please run, don't wallk, to the nearest video store or top off your queue at Netflix with this DVD. It is an enchanting movie.
In his own words, this is how Mark Bittner describes the way he got involved with the birds.
"In 1988, I took a job as the caretaker of a house on the east side of Telegraph Hill. Two years later I spotted four parrots in the gardens outside my home. Within three years the flock had grown to twenty-six, and I was in love. I spent the next six years making friends with them and learning their ways."
See photos froom Mark's website.
This kind of love is perhaps the most comfortable and authentic for infp's who are famous for their interspecies connectedness and devotion.
My article will center on Mark and Tupelo, one of the 40-something cherry-heads he cared for.
Tupelo was a sick parrot that captured Mark's attention. She could hardly stand or move. She lived inside his apartment.
Mark became concerned about the quality of her life. He began to carry her outside. He noticed she liked to look at flowers and especially the fuschia (shown here).
