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.
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. 😅
This seems to be and old hoax / fake news photo. Only one bird survived. They were not poisoned but hit by a vehicle.
https://fakenews.pl/en/general/waxwings-visible-in-the-photo-are-dead-not-drunk-with-alcohol/
Birds do occasionally get ethanol poisoning from frozen/fermented fruits though. Since they are small, the dosage is often lethal.
From the Summary of the article you linked (emphasis mine):
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. 😅
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.
Ignorance is Strength
Do look up kererū thoigh, real birds that do this every summer in New Zealand x)
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/drunk-kereru-fall-from-trees/PLJ7VXPXRSRDVFENWEDBCHA4TU/
Wonderful behaviours survive evolution without natutal predators
Also wasps.
is that why they’re assholes, because they’re drunk?
Yeah, probably.
To quote Bloberta Puppington:
bibo ergo sum
Yeah, the birds on Aotearoa truly are a special kind of funny. xD