ggJan 12, 2023
Jane Johnson (books)
In Poland, waxwing birds love to eat fermented fruit, get drunk and then lie insensible on the pavement.
People collect them and put them in a safe place until they sober up... #OurBeautifulWorld
Thanks to @StateofPoland for the photo.
Jan 11, 2023 at 8:31pmWeb
Show threadJames_PondJan 11, 2023
@JaneJohnsonBakr Bet they are all Leeds fans. #mot 😂
Show threadCautionWIP 🎃+🇨🇦+🏳️‍🌈= Jan 11, 2023
@JaneJohnsonBakr In Montreal we had the same issue with 18-20yr old Bostonians. :)
Show threadCarl GayJan 15, 2023
@cautionwip @JaneJohnsonBakr As a Bostonian...LOL 😂
Show threadCautionWIP 🎃+🇨🇦+🏳️‍🌈= Jan 15, 2023
@sigue @JaneJohnsonBakr You look familiar, did I roll you over in an alleyway so you didn’t choke on your own vomit back in ‘89? :)
Show threadCareyJan 11, 2023
@JaneJohnsonBakr Here in New Zealand it’s the #kererū (wood pigeons) that get into that kind of trouble, like these unfortunate specimens: https://youtu.be/AusFJRJcXi0
Inebriated kererū pigeons binge on fruit punch

YouTube
Show threadJane Johnson (books)Jan 11, 2023
@carey I love that! You might enjoy this inebriated squirrel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJyAHjLCmI4
Squirrel gets drunk on pears

YouTube
Show threadKit IndigoJan 12, 2023
@JaneJohnsonBakr @carey Aww. Drink a lot of fluids little hangover squirrel.
Show threadKit IndigoJan 12, 2023
@carey @JaneJohnsonBakr Unfortunate? You know those birds seek that and are loving life! for it.
Show threadPotato Enthusiast 🇵🇸Jan 24, 2023
@kitindigo @carey @JaneJohnsonBakr the birds in that photo are dead. Sorry.
Show threadPotato Enthusiast 🇵🇸Jan 24, 2023

@kitindigo @carey @JaneJohnsonBakr 😔
Seen the same thing when people were poisoning pigeons in Wellington

https://www.reddit.com/r/birding/comments/108ilhf/drunk_waxwings_fake_news/

"Drunk waxwings" fake news

There is a picture circulating around the internet, also reddit, about "drunk waxwings in Poland". The caption is fake. The birds are not drunk,...

reddit
Show threadJo FountainJan 12, 2023
@carey @JaneJohnsonBakr I immediately thought of our kererū when I saw this 😊
Show threadAviva GaryJan 11, 2023
@JaneJohnsonBakr oh my... 👀
Show threadshared public horse .not biteyJan 11, 2023
@JaneJohnsonBakr oh no. oh dear. https://reddit.com/r/birding/comments/108ilhf/drunk_waxwings_fake_news/
"Drunk waxwings" fake news

There is a picture circulating around the internet, also reddit, about "drunk waxwings in Poland". The caption is fake. The birds are not drunk,...

reddit
Show threadnoflashingneonJan 11, 2023
@g1comics @JaneJohnsonBakr 🙉 🙈
Show threadJMDJan 12, 2023
@g1comics @JaneJohnsonBakr yes the post was gake, the photo true and sad - dead birds and apparently not on Poland.
Show threadartisanroxJan 12, 2023

@g1comics @JaneJohnsonBakr

oh nooooooo😭 oh well...i've always preferred the cold hard realities instead of comfortable untruths  

Show threadCecilia BellJan 12, 2023
@artisanrox @g1comics @JaneJohnsonBakr Drunk waxwings is a thing that happens, though. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/birds-drunk-fermented-fruit-1.4892283
Flying under the influence: Those awkward birds falling out of trees are actually drunk | CBC News

People in southeastern Manitoba have been noticing birds acting odd lately — smashing into things and falling off their tree branches, almost like they are drunk.

CBC
Show threadBuy nothing newJan 12, 2023
@g1comics @JaneJohnsonBakr One wonders what to believe alongside the birds in Aotearoa and the squirrels
Show threadAvishekJan 12, 2023
@g1comics @JaneJohnsonBakr I was scrolling the thread hoping that I'd find at least person doing the fact-checking. Thank you for that. It's sad that nobody questioned the authenticity of the caption.
Show threadMayor of Nerdocrumbesia 1️⃣Jan 16, 2023

@Avishek @g1comics @JaneJohnsonBakr

I agree. However, I find it more sad that we HAVE to question everything now - even photos - as real or truthful.

It seems like everything is a lie, not just the obvious lies which are ignored or embraced.

Show threadpetur 😶🇺🇦🇵🇸🇹🇼Jan 12, 2023
@tine ☝️
Show threadtine hensJan 12, 2023
@peturdainn ah, thanks!
Show threadpetur 😶🇺🇦🇵🇸🇹🇼Jan 12, 2023
@repo ☝️
Show threadArgentCorvidJan 11, 2023
@JaneJohnsonBakr The neighborhood family of Raccoons would get into the mushy apples under the neighbor's tree every year with similar results. 😆
Show thread✊🏾WiseGuyEddieJan 11, 2023
@JaneJohnsonBakr LOL. legalize fermented fruit
Show threadperaJan 11, 2023
@JaneJohnsonBakr this is really funny, it reminds me to the marula fruit which is eaten by several animals in Southern Africa for the same reason 😅 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sclerocarya_birrea
Sclerocarya birrea - Wikipedia

Show threadoyamJan 11, 2023
@trobador @JaneJohnsonBakr https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8MxNLg3rCdw (drunk animals excerpt from the movie Animals are beautiful people)
African Animals Getting Drunk Off Ripe Marula Fruit

YouTube
Show threadEniko (moved ➡ gamedev.place)Jan 11, 2023
@JaneJohnsonBakr cc @glassbottommeg
Show threadAlchemistJan 11, 2023
@JaneJohnsonBakr My mother told me that crows would do that sometimes, but not to the point of passing out.
Show threadSamuelJohnsonJan 12, 2023
@Alchemist_Final @JaneJohnsonBakr I had a pet crow who my father shared some of a bottle of Guinness with after working in the garden. He was affected quite quickly - - wings drooping, a bit staggery, eyes glazing over (closing nictitating membranes). Had to be ushered away to sleep it off.
Show threadJon AwbreyJan 11, 2023

@JaneJohnsonBakr

When I lived in Houston Texas the mockingbirds would get drunk on fermented figs, stagger along the top of our redwood fence, and eventually tumble off.

Show threadJane Johnson (books)Jan 11, 2023
@Inquiry Would love to see that! Here's an intoxicated squirrel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJyAHjLCmI4
Squirrel gets drunk on pears

YouTube
Show threadPaulina Jan 11, 2023
@JaneJohnsonBakr - That’s a wild party. 🥂🍻
Show threadAgoraJan 11, 2023
@JaneJohnsonBakr WTF🤣🤣🤣
They need a dry January like me.
Show threadiris ✿ sandwalkerJan 11, 2023
@JaneJohnsonBakr this is so cute 😄 here in Australia a similar thing happens when #lorikeets munch on overripe figs and then stagger around the place babbling to themselves before lying down for a snooze 😅
Show threadDiniz BortolottoJan 11, 2023
@JaneJohnsonBakr @gutocarvalho so they are alive?!? Fascinating!
Show threadTHIS ACCOUNT HAS MOVEDJan 11, 2023
@JaneJohnsonBakr it me
Show threadlee Jan 11, 2023
@JaneJohnsonBakr this is apparently fake. https://glitterkitten.co.uk/@doot/109673166727186362
tiddy roosevelt (they/them) (@[email protected])

@[email protected] @[email protected] Unfortunately this is fake. When I saw this earlier my first thought was window impact of a flock and it looks like others are saying the same http://www.reddit.com/r/birding/comments/108ilhf/drunk_waxwings_fake_news/

glitterkitten
Show threadElisabeth Jan 11, 2023
@JaneJohnsonBakr @sonyajean26 imagine collecting drunk birds to bring inside your apartment.
Show threadsonya ✨Jan 12, 2023
@elisabethshelby the concept is so funny that I’d ALMOST be willing to do this
Show threadTofu GolemJan 12, 2023
@sonyajean26 @elisabethshelby
I would be terrified of bird vomit. I already have enough to clean at home, thank you very much. 😝
Show threadBored milieJan 11, 2023
@JaneJohnsonBakr this is so good 😂
Show threadAsISeeItJan 12, 2023
@JaneJohnsonBakr
Pigeon do that in Kansas. Corn spilled along tracks that get rained on ferment. Pigeon will drop out of the sky and stagger around.
Show threadDeb4+ aka Deborah DT 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️Jan 12, 2023

@JaneJohnsonBakr there's a parable here ... But I'm an Al Anon person and I'm just worried for their children

🤦🍾

Show threadKaj of the CreekJan 12, 2023
@JaneJohnsonBakr
Unfortunately I'm pretty sure this is #FakeNews
Show threadProgGrrlJan 12, 2023

@SpeedOfHuman @JaneJohnsonBakr

please tell me that’s not just a photo of a bunch of beautiful birds who are dead

Show threadKaj of the CreekJan 12, 2023
@ProgGrrl @JaneJohnsonBakr While cedar waxwings *do* get drunk on berries sometimes, but the photo looks like birds that have struck a window. This can be caused by the disorientation, and while some birds who strike windows are temporarily stunned, only to recover later, I’m not certain all of those birds fall into this category.
Show threadKaj of the CreekJan 12, 2023
@JaneJohnsonBakr @ProgGrrl https://www.reddit.com/r/birding/comments/108ilhf/drunk_waxwings_fake_news/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
"Drunk waxwings" fake news

There is a picture circulating around the internet, also reddit, about "drunk waxwings in Poland". The caption is fake. The birds are not drunk,...

reddit
Show threadThe Polish DispatchJan 12, 2023
@JaneJohnsonBakr Sorry, its fake
https://konkret24.tvn24.pl/polska/to-sa-pijane-jemioluszki-nie-oto-co-przedstawia-zdjecie-i-gdzie-powstalo-6624499
"To są pijane jemiołuszki"? Nie. Oto co przedstawia zdjęcie i gdzie powstało

Setki tysięcy wyświetleń w mediach społecznościowych ma fotografia pokazująca rzekomo "pijane w trupa" jemiołuszki, które najadły się sfermentowanych owoców. Jest tematem żartów i zabawnych komentarzy. Ustaliliśmy, co się tym ptakom naprawdę stało i gdzie do tego doszło.

Show threadShaneLeeJan 12, 2023
@JaneJohnsonBakr Every day I learn how much humans and wildlife are alike 😉- this is silly and precious. Thank you to all who picked up these lil drunks and put them in a safe place.
Show threadMiles Offit... 🇨🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦Jan 12, 2023
@JaneJohnsonBakr Where do I sign up? 🤔
Show threadCoolJojo 😄Jan 12, 2023
@JaneJohnsonBakr @crecente 😂
Show threadWendy LadyJan 12, 2023
@JaneJohnsonBakr do they give them little bloody Marys when they wake up? 😆
Show threadTrishFJan 12, 2023
@JaneJohnsonBakr On that note, I can go to bed. 😂
Show threadggJan 12, 2023
@JaneJohnsonBakr what? This is so cool!
Show threadHulk Smash COVIDJan 12, 2023
@JaneJohnsonBakr ahhh we've all been there, right? lol
Show threadmyrmepropagandistJan 12, 2023

@JaneJohnsonBakr

Wouldn't it be better to put them in a place where you have gathered their family and friends to that you can stage an intervention when they wake up?

#MissedQuoteBoost

Show threadein kleines zJan 14, 2023
@futurebird @JaneJohnsonBakr Now I have fantasies about building little staged scenes with those birds (in safe places) and making that a social media trend. Little bird parliaments, school classes, birthday parties with tiny party hats...
Show thread(((JaneinNJ)))Jan 12, 2023
@JaneJohnsonBakr 🤣
Show threadKee HinckleyJan 12, 2023
@JaneJohnsonBakr Of only we were as nice to humans!