BOOGIE, LOST PARROT, IS HOME AGAIN.Byline: Angie Valencia-Martinez Staff Writer SIMI VALLEY Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. - Boogie, a 2-year-old yellow nape Amazon parrot An Amazon parrot is a large parrot of the genus Amazona native to the New World ranging from South America to Mexico and the Caribbean. Most Amazons are predominantly green, with accenting colors that depend on the species and can be quite vivid. feared bird-napped from a Starbucks coffee shop three weeks ago, was reunited Wednesday with her grateful owner. ``Here's my little girl. You're such a pretty girl,'' cooed Rick Green as he kissed and rubbed noses with Boogie at the Simi Valley police station. Green, 49, who suffers from complications from diabetes, fibromyalgia fibromyalgia Chronic syndrome that is characterized by musculoskeletal pain, often at multiple sites. The cause is unknown. A significant number of persons with fibromyalgia also have mental disorders, especially depression. and peripheral neuropathy Peripheral Neuropathy Definition The term peripheral neuropathy encompasses a wide range of disorders in which the nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord—peripheral nerves—have been damaged. , had left Boogie munching tortilla chips Oct. 29 while he went inside the coffee shop. When he returned, Boogie was gone. The bird resurfaced this week when a Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. woman told police she had taken the bird, believing it was abandoned. ``This bird will never leave my shoulder,'' Green vowed at the reunion. ``Get a leash,'' responded Simi Valley police Sgt. Joe May. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color in Valley edition only) Rick Greene is reunited Wednesday with Boogie, his lost parrot, at the Simi Valley police station. Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News |
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