feed them apples, lettuce, take care of them. it s like the best companion i ever had. a lot of the guys that we ran into have probably never had anybody, you know, to love, or anything or anybody to love them. and, you know, we you run into somebody who is, you know, adopted a gopher, and it gives him some sort of outlet for affection, it s got to be a good thing. but we found a very different case of inmate creature bonding inside california s san quentin state prison. i m mike miller is my real name. and the staff here call me bird man of san quentin. the first day i got here at san quentin, the birds seemed to have flocked to me for some reason. and i don t know, they probably think i m the bird man of alcatraz. maybe they re mistaken because
bring the termites in and play with them and let them run around with our cells. feed them apples, lettuce, take care of them. it s like the best companion i ever had. a lot of the guys that we ran into have probably never had anybody, you know, to love, or anything or anybody to love them. and, you know, we you run into somebody who is, you know, adopted a gopher, and it gives him some sort of outlet for affection, it s got to be a good thing. but we found a very different case of inmate creature bonding inside california s san quentin state prison. i m mike miller is my real name. and the staff here call me bird man of san quentin. the first day i got here at san quentin, the birds seemed to have flocked to me for some reason. and i don t know, they probably think i m the bird man of alcatraz.
that they had tamed. bring the termites in and play with them and let them run around with our cells. feed them apples, lettuce, take care of them. they re good little pets. it s like the best companion i ve ever had. a lot of the guys that we ran into have probably never had anybody, you know, to love, or anything or anybody to love them. and, you know, we you run into somebody who is, you know, adopted a gopher, and it gives him some sort of outlet for affection, it s got to be a good thing. but we found a very different case of inmate creature bonding inside california s san quentin state prison. i m mike miller is my real name. and the staff here call me bird man of san quentin. the first day i got here at san quentin, the birds seemed to have flocked to me for some reason. and i don t know, they probably think i m the bird man of
and i don t know, they probably think i m the bird man of alcatraz. maybe they re mistaken because he had a shaved head, too. miller was serving an eight-year sentence for burglary when he proudly showed us his cell. a virtual shrine to his winged friends. ever since i ve been here the birds just come up to me like they know me. you know, i got them landing on my shoulders and my hands. you know, different kinds of birds, not just pigeons. but i got the, you know, the different kinds of black birds like finch and the redwing. landing on me. i think the birds is a good way of releasing a lot of tension and anger. before i got arrested my girlfriend used to chase the birds away. she didn t want me around them. and so, when i m in here i have a chance to mingle with the birds. and basically that s about the only friend i got is the birds. you know, i can t trust anybody else.
that they had bring the termites in and play with them and let them run around with our cells. feed them apples, lettuce, take care of them. it s like the best companion i ever had. a lot of the guys that we ran into have probably never had anybody, you know, to love, or anything or anybody to love them. and, you know, we you run into somebody who is, you know, adopted a gopher, and it gives him some sort of outlet for affection, it s got to be a good thing. but we found a very different case of inmate creature bonding inside california s san quentin state prison. i m mike miller is my real name. and the staff here call me bird man of san quentin. the first day i got here at san quentin, the birds seemed to have flocked to me for some reason.