wissenisstmacht comments on Naughty birds

[–] wissenisstmacht@lemmy.world 105 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children)

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.

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[–] SalmiakDragon@feddit.nu 40 points 6 months ago (1 child)

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.

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[–] wissenisstmacht@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago

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. 😅

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