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They probably think i am the bird man of alcatraz. maybe they're mistaken because he had a shaved head, too. >> miller was serving an eight year sentence for burglary when he proudly showed us his cell, a virtual shrine to his winged friends. >> and ever since i've been here the birds come up to me like they know me. i got them landing on my shoulders and my hands. and you know different kinds of birds, not just pigeons. i got different kind of black birds like the finch and the red wing landing on me. i think the birds is a good way of releasing a lot of tension and anger. before i got arrest...

Way and she got rid of me. >> i'm the bird man of san quentin. >> mike miller is at san quentin for commercial burglary. he's got roughly eight months left to serve. >> i think the birds is a good way of releasing a lot of tension and anger. before i got arrested, my girlfriend used to chase the birds away. she didn't want me around them. and so, now i'm in here, i have a chance to mingle with the birds. and basically, that's about the only friends i've got are birds. you know, i can't trust anybody else. >> this is the mental health unit at san quentin's infirmary. the inmates who are housed ...

The bird man, bird man's tattoos, bird man's mohawk. they each showed us the kind of heart and determine facing it takes to be a champion. they also showed what heart means off the court. last year they raised close to $2 million for local charities. before this event, they met with some amazing wounded warriors over at walter reed. and we're proud to have some of those wounded warriors here in the audience today. honoring our troops -- [ applause ] honoring our troops isn't just something that they do when they come to the white house. it's something they do all year round with their heat hom...

>> i'm the bird man of san quentin. >> mike miller is at san quentin for commercial burglary. he's got roughly eight months left to serve. >> i think the birds is a good way of releasing a lot of tension and anger. before i got arrested, my girlfriend used to chase the birds away. she didn't want me around them. and so, now i'm in here, i have a chance to mingle with the birds. and basically, that's about the only friends i've got are birds. you know, i can't trust anybody else. >> this is the mental health unit at san quentin's infirmary. the inmates who are housed here generally don't have t...

>> shampoo, little baths, and let him run around the cell, feed him apple, let us. take care of them. they're good little pets. >> like the best little companion i ever had. >> a lot of the guys we ran into probably have never had anybody to love or anything or anybody to love them. and when you run into somebed who is -- you know adopted a gopher and it gives them some sort of outlet for affection. it's got to be a good thing. >> but we found a very different case of inmate creature bonding inside california's san quentin prison. >> i'm mike miller my real name. and the staff here call me bir...