In this Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014 photo, Connie Custer makes kissing sounds that parrot Frank responds to at the Bird Nerds Rescue and Sanctuary in Canton, Ohio. Frank, a green Quaker, plucked himself because of neglect and a poor diet. The feathers, pulled out at the follicle, will not grow back on his bare, goose-bump skin. Custer said the average bird is re-homed as many as two to eight times in its life. Bird Nerds has attempted to end that cycle by housing and caring for neglected, unwanted and abused parrots. (AP Photo/The Repository, Stan Myers)
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