Dozens of birds get drunk on holly berries, crash into office building, die

Vance · 02-11-2005, 10:58 AM

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Dozens of birds got drunk from eating holly berries, then crashed into the glass of an office building and died.

"It was like an Alfred Hitchcock movie," worker Denise Wilkinson said. "It was spooky. You could hear them where they flew into the glass."

Warm weather and an ample supply of berries attracted hundreds of cedar waxwings into the enclosed courtyard of the three-story building Tuesday.

The birds began getting drunk on the fermented berries. They got so loopy that some were falling off branches and others were slamming into the glass walls that enclose the courtyard, said Burgess Mills, the building's owner.

About half of the 100 birds that slammed into the building died, workers said.

Groundskeepers have tried to help the birds by putting tape on windows or nets over the holly trees to keep them from eating the berries, Mills said.

Source: http://www.ap.org/

Vance · 02-11-2005, 11:02 AM

Uhhh, why did I post in political forum? Mods, please move to 'Strange News' forum.

***VamPyroX*** · 02-11-2005, 11:06 AM

This is funny! Hehehe!

MilitaryGirl83 · 02-11-2005, 01:27 PM

Wow I never seen a bird being drunk before!

deafclimber · 02-15-2005, 03:33 PM

birds shud be arrested before that happened.. FWI - Flying While Intoxicated.

02-11-2005, 10:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
Vance Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 4,280	Dozens of birds get drunk on holly berries, crash into office building, die COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Dozens of birds got drunk from eating holly berries, then crashed into the glass of an office building and died. "It was like an Alfred Hitchcock movie," worker Denise Wilkinson said. "It was spooky. You could hear them where they flew into the glass." Warm weather and an ample supply of berries attracted hundreds of cedar waxwings into the enclosed courtyard of the three-story building Tuesday. The birds began getting drunk on the fermented berries. They got so loopy that some were falling off branches and others were slamming into the glass walls that enclose the courtyard, said Burgess Mills, the building's owner. About half of the 100 birds that slammed into the building died, workers said. Groundskeepers have tried to help the birds by putting tape on windows or nets over the holly trees to keep them from eating the berries, Mills said. Source: http://www.ap.org/

02-11-2005, 11:06 AM	#3 (permalink)
*VamPyroX* bloody phreak from hell Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Hell Posts: 25,902	This is funny! Hehehe! __________________ Check out my city... CLICK HERE! (If you already visited yesterday, visit again today!)

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Vance Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 4,280	Uhhh, why did I post in political forum? Mods, please move to 'Strange News' forum.