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.

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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.