Drunken bird

Residents of Novosibirsk in the last days of anxiously peering at the sky - flock of birds soar over the heads of the citizens, totally lost orientation in space. And the reason is that drunken birds. Birds pecking a mountain ash, which is due to abnormal heat this year's fermented. And they did not manage to sober up. We talk about the dangers of drinking bird. Waxwings circling over the city park, choosing the ripe red berries. His "lunch" birds usually begin in the afternoon, when a large flock located on derevyah.

Due to the warm winter and mountain ash Ranetki ferment this year directly on the branches, and are not only wholesome, but also hangover food for waxwings. According to ornithologists, peck small bunch of so-called "drunken fruit" for the little bird is about the same as a person to drink a bottle of strong alcoholic beverage. What does it mean tipsy birds in Novosibirsk know firsthand. In waxwings rapid flight, so if the leader loses coordination, or does not see obstacles, the rest follow. Pinkish-gray whole flock had crashed through the window of a school. Yes, and separately, on the ground, literally walked the curve and on the go zasypali.

In this state, the bird can easily become the prey of a cat or dog. One of the injured waxwings, scientists have found a ring with a Swedish address. As it turned out, a beautiful bird wintered in Scandinavia, and overcome thousands of kilometers a year later was in Siberia.

Source: www.vesti.ru/doc.html?id=1199899