LadyButterfly she/herFeb 4
Naughty birds
Show threadwissenisstmacht

This seems to be and old hoax / fake news photo. Only one bird survived the ethanol poisoning from the fruits.

fakenews.pl/…/waxwings-visible-in-the-photo-are-d…

Waxwings visible in the photo are dead, not drunk with alcohol - Fakenews.pl

On 9 January, a photo began circulating online showing waxwings lying on the pavement. Numerous posts claimed they are intoxicated after eating fermented

Fakenews.pl
Feb 4 at 7:04amWeb
Show threadSalmiakDragonFeb 4

From the Summary of the article you linked (emphasis mine):

A photo of waxwings, which became popular in the Polish Internet space, shows dead birds that died as a result of a collision with a bus shelter in Ukraine. Their arrangement indicates that they flew in a compact formation. Therefore, it is unlikely that the collision occurred as a result of coordination disorders after ingesting alcohol.

Show threadwissenisstmachtFeb 4

True, I mixed that up after reading the article because I dug into birds and ethanol poisoning and by the time I posted the comment I had forgotten, that the birds from the photo were unrelated to ethanol poisoning.

Thanks for pointing that out. I added misinformation on top of a good source. 😅

Show threadmapuFeb 4

Do look up kererū thoigh, real birds that do this every summer in New Zealand x)

www.nzherald.co.nz/…/PLJ7VXPXRSRDVFENWEDBCHA4TU/

Wonderful behaviours survive evolution without natutal predators

Drunk kereru fall from trees

The New Zealand Herald
Show threadtoynbeeFeb 4
Also wasps.
Show threadMeThisGuyFeb 4
is that why they’re assholes, because they’re drunk?
Show threadtoynbeeFeb 4
Yeah, probably.
Show threadSchadrachFeb 4

To quote Bloberta Puppington:

That’s just his true nature coming out

Show threadMeThisGuyFeb 4
bibo ergo sum
Show threadwissenisstmachtFeb 4
Yeah, the birds on Aotearoa truly are a special kind of funny. xD
Show threadjballsFeb 4
I reject your reality and accept OP’s reality - where these birds are alive and happily drunk. Sorry, but that’s just the world we live in now.
Show threadwissenisstmachtFeb 4
Ignorance is Strength