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Title: Outstanding -
Review: A great story about a group of wild parrots descended from escaped or released pets - mostly Cherry-Headed Conures native to Peru and Ecuador, now living near Coit Tower. Also 'starring' is Mark Bittner, a 'homeless' person living rent-free in the area who fed and closely observed them for six years - getting to know their personalities, mates, and youngsters. The DVD is based on Bittner's paperback written in 2004. There were 26 parrots in 1994, 50 in 1999. Viewers are likely to end up empathasizing with Bittner, but also wishing he had managed to combine his interest in the birds with a viable income - perhaps as a zoo bird keeper. (Bittner mentions that he hadn't paid rent in 27 years, and only worked at temporary jobs now and then - a loss to both himself and society.) Regardless, in 2006 he married Judy Irving, who had filmed the documentary about him and the birds.
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