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The Wild Parrots Of Telegraph Hill by Mark Bittner (2004, Hardcover) 
The Wild Parrots Of Telegraph Hill by Mark Bittner (2004, Hardcover)

 
The Wild Parrots Of Telegraph Hill by Mark Bittner (2004, Hardcover)

Author: Mark Bittner
Publisher: Harmony Books
Publication Date: 2004-01-01
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0609610554
ISBN-13: 9780609610558
Product ID: EPID30412513
Description: Mark Bittner took a job as housekeeper for an elderly woman in San Francisco, living rent-free in the little house next door. There he became friendly with a flock of wild parrots, feeding them and gaining their trust, until some of them...
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Synopsis
Mark Bittner took a job as housekeeper for an elderly woman in San Francisco, living rent-free in the little house next door. There he became friendly with a flock of wild parrots, feeding them and gaining their trust, until some of them even came inside to live. The experience not only gave him a new respect for the animal kingdom; it also ended in a romantic relationship with a filmmaker who documented the amazingly colorful (in both senses) birds.

Details
Publication Date:2004-01-01

Size
Length:288 pages
Height:8.5 in
Width:5.8 in
Thickness:1.0 in
Weight:15.2 oz

Publisher's Note
The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill is the inspiring story of how one man found his life’s work—and true love—among a gang of wild parrots roosting in one of America’s most picturesque urban settings.

Mark Bittner was down on his luck. He’d gone to San Francisco at the age of twenty-one to take a stab at a music career, but he hadn’t had much success. After many years as an odd-jobber in the area, he accepted work as a housekeeper for an elderly woman. The gig came with a rent-free studio apartment on the city’s famed Telegraph Hill, which had somehow become home to a flock of brilliantly colored wild parrots.

In this unforgettable story, Bittner recounts how he became fascinated by the birds and made up his mind to get to know them and gain their trust. He succeeds to such a degree that he becomes the local wild parrot expert and a tourist attraction. People can’t help gawking at the man who, during daily feedings, stands with parrots perched along both arms and atop his head. When a documentary filmmaker comes along to capture the phenomenon on film, the story takes a surprising turn, and Bittner’s life truly takes flight.

Industry Reviews
"Charming debut....The special appeal here lies in Bittner's ability to rouse in the reader the giddiness of his time with the parrots....A pleasure and an education."
Kirkus (11/01/2003)

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