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

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

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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.

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

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The little buddy was so thirsty.

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Henry quickly got back on his tiny bird feet.

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

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

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

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Henry is now a teenage birdy not dependant on humans.

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

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Such a good little birb.

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