TY - BOOK AU - Bittner,Mark TI - The wild parrots of Telegraph Hill: a love story--with wings SN - 140008170X AV - F869.S36 T45 2004 U1 - 636.6/865 22 PY - 2004/// CY - New York PB - Three Rivers Press KW - Bittner, Mark. KW - Irving, Judy. KW - Parrots KW - Homeless persons KW - San Francisco (Calif.) KW - Women motion picture producers and directors KW - Interpersonal relations KW - Telegraph Hill (San Francisco, Calif.) N1 - A rolling stone -- Mansion on the hill -- A joyful encounter -- A question of trust -- Mandela -- The science of it -- Dogen -- Everything changes -- Bucky -- Paco and company -- A walk on the wild side -- Rage against the light -- Tupelo -- Back out in the world -- Free as a bird -- Fleeting happiness -- Snyder -- Act naturally -- Consiousness explained -- A late fledge; Library Journal, January 2004; Publisher's Weekly, November 2003; Booklist, December 2003; Kirkus Review, November 2003; Adult; Follett Library Resources N2 - Mark Bittner recounts how he became fascinated by a group of wild parrots inhabiting his new studio apartment and how he became the bird's trusted friend, the local parrot expert, and a tourist attraction ER -