The drunk raccoon post brought to mind my experience with a Cedar Waxwing. They aren’t seen often here in West Virginia, so finding one sitting in my black raspberry patch was exciting.
I ran for my camera, fully expecting him to be gone when I got back. but he was still there-right where I left him.
He seemed to be ok other than a few feathers out of place, but he was not in the least disturbed by my presence, and sat there while I snapped many pictures.
I went to the house, got online and did some research (I wasn’t even sure what type of bird it was since I had never seen one before)
A favorite part of their diet is berries and they even eat the spoiling fermented fruit.
Turns out the little sucker was DRUNK!!!
14 responses to “OVER-INDULGENCE”
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Hi Vero, looks nice here!!
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Thank you very much Miss Anonymous!!😉😉😉
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Beautiful image. My sister-in-law shared a similar story about deer “getting drunk” eating the fermented apples from a crabapple tree.
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Laughing, imagining watching a deer staggering around with bulging crossed eyes!😅😅😅
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I love cedar waxwings! I don’t see too many here in Ohio but I had tons of them in NY. I had numerous flowering crab trees on my property and they would come and feast on the little sour apples. Beautiful birds 🙂
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How amusing to have a drunken bird!!
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Different for sure!!!
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That made me chuckle! I have never thought of a bird being drunk!
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😅😅😅
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Today my friend was telling me about robins getting drunk on her berry bush and rolling around the ground before flying off. 🙂 Their version of eggnog!
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That’s a beautiful photo! Waxwings are gorgeous birds. We don’t see them often but when we do … I run for my camera.
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Thank you River. I was really pleased with the shots I got. He sat there so patiently just inches from the camera.
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Oh, my goodness! No wonder his feathers were a bit ruffled. Very interesting information. Thanks for sharing it Vero.
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You’re very welcome Maggie. I was surprised to learn about it too.
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