COVID-19 quarantine and lockdown is tough on everyone - but spare a thought for a Florida man who has been isolated for more than three months with just 200 parrots for company.
But rather than coronavirus, Majid 'Magic' Esmaeli is "trapped" by a court order which has landlocked him on his five acre Zaksee Florida Bird Sanctuary in the city of Tampa.
He recently sent an email to the Tampa Bay Times with a simple subject line: "SOS".
"I am prisoner in my own property with over 200 parrots. No way to get in or out," he said.
The court order means none of his staff or volunteers are able to help, meaning he's been caring solo for the birds.
"I get up before the sun and all day I am cleaning, fixing cages, feeding parrots until night."
Food supplies are not able to be brought in either, so he's been getting by eating bananas and bamboo shoots that he grows on the property.
Esmaeli is battling a judgement which has blocked the only access to the sanctuary, traversing a neighbouring property which is now blocked by two locked gates.
A video he posted appealing for help was accompanied by a cacophony of shrieks and squawks from his feathery friends, with Esmaeli saying "It's like living near the airport, you get used to the sound".
His 'Magic' nickname apparently comes from an uncanny ability to safely handle aggressive birds.
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