posted 03/20/10 08:25 AM | updated 03/19/10 11:10 PM

"I love you darling" -- 40 years later, can you help reunite pet lover, Capitol Hill bird?

There is a lot going on in this Craigslist Seattle Pets posting that also qualifies for the Missed Connections section. An animal lover, a parrot, Capitol Hill, the '60s:

This is a very very long shot. But I worked at Jack's Aquiary that then became Ridlow's Pet Store on Capitol Hill from 1965-1968. There was a beautiful Double Yellow Headed Amazon Parrot there for sale named (of course) Polly.

She had belonged to an elderly lady who had to give her up. I loved her dearly and wanted to buy her but I didn't have the money. She was sold and I was heartbroken. I have never stopped thinking about her.

And now I just realized she might still be alive. I adopted a parrot a few years ago that lived to be 60 years old so it is possible Polly is still alive. I would love to find out what happened to her. She used to say "I love you darling" and she would sing a song and dance around in a circle. And she loved her head scratched.

I realize the odds of finding her are infinitesimal but thought it couldn't hurt to try. Thanks for any leads.

Anybody remember Jack's Aquiary? (Store that in your good name for a bar file) What about Ridlow's in its Capitol Hill phase? Sounds like it eventually moved to Ballard. But, most importantly, can anybody help this person find Polly?

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Wow!
Great catch, J. I love stories like this.
Comment by Uncle Vinny
March 20, 2010