This Twitter thread about a very good bird will warm your cold soul

Who doesn't love a good man-befriends-animal story?

This one about Henry the Blue Jay will tug at your heartstrings. 

Posted to Twitter by planetary astronomer Alex Parker, the story of the bird's transformation from scruffy little bird to grasshopper-catching virtuoso, is an interspecies friendship story for the ages. 

Henry came to Parker's garden in desperate need of food and water, looking "scruffy."

One evening, I was out front using the table saw to cut lumber to size for a new fireplace mantel. A smol and scruffy-looking fledgling blue jay flew onto the gutter above me and started demanding food. pic.twitter.com/5Mr4eXhfZw

— Alex Parker (@Alex_Parker) August 27, 2018

The little buddy was so thirsty. 

More than anything, it seemed that it was parched. I put a bowl of water out while I continued working and the little birb started drinking like it hadn’t seen water in days. It was in the high 90s. pic.twitter.com/hU2TlroMBL

— Alex Parker (@Alex_Parker) August 27, 2018

Henry quickly got back on his tiny bird feet.

He had perfected the "please give me snacks"-pose.

Soon Henry was well enough to get food on his own and Parker only saw him for quick morning chats. 

Henry became a regular in the mornings. He’d fly to the house and make his special call in the morning so we could come out and spend a little time with him before he flew off foraging again. pic.twitter.com/Z1lGY7NJ3U

— Alex Parker (@Alex_Parker) August 27, 2018

According to Parker, Henry is now grown enough to not rely on him for food and love anymore. 

Lately, Henry hasn’t been around much. He spends his time off with the other blue jays, presumably impressing them with his patented backflip-feint grasshopper catching move.

— Alex Parker (@Alex_Parker) August 27, 2018

Henry is now a teenage birdy not dependant on humans. 

He comes by for a little bit in the mornings from time to time, but it is pretty clear that it is the bird equivalent of coming home to do laundry. He’s now Teenager Henry, and definitely too cool for us.

— Alex Parker (@Alex_Parker) August 27, 2018

If you love someone, set them free. And Parker def. loved little Henry (and we do to, honestly.)

Such a good little birb. 

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