tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post2302224308732258146..comments2023-10-17T08:59:57.852-04:00Comments on Body Soul and Spirit: What is happening to the Cedar Waxwings!?Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-81868968684786969922008-03-29T20:48:00.000-04:002008-03-29T20:48:00.000-04:00Ruth,I read a while back they can become intoxicat...Ruth,<BR/><BR/>I read a while back they can become intoxicated and die. But they must be thriving well enough, for I've seen numerous flocks this year. <BR/><BR/>MaryMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-76756699741171020372008-03-29T19:24:00.000-04:002008-03-29T19:24:00.000-04:00Oh that is so sad. I'd heard of this, but never wi...Oh that is so sad. I'd heard of this, but never witnessed it. What an incredible photo of those lovely feathers.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00548755592157386484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-84308963036893317422008-03-29T07:47:00.000-04:002008-03-29T07:47:00.000-04:00Thanks for your comments. I posted the information...Thanks for your comments. I posted the information about the Cedar Waxwings (fui...!)on our birding forum. Someone speculated that the ornamental crab apple trees may be more susceptible to fermentation (? higher sugar content)plus they are so heavily fruited that the birds can really gorge. There are no wild shrubs with this quantity of fruit at this time of year.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-28750345189017580492008-03-29T02:03:00.000-04:002008-03-29T02:03:00.000-04:00I've heard of birds getting intoxicated when eatin...I've heard of birds getting intoxicated when eating too many berries (fermented, no doubt). But I didn't realize it could be fatal for them. That's really too bad.Mary Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08077077785157768787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-13379835366229239952008-03-28T21:46:00.000-04:002008-03-28T21:46:00.000-04:00That's a shame but I suppose its all part of natur...That's a shame but I suppose its all part of nature.Not much you can do to save all the intoxicated waxwings of the world.-Interesting blurb you had in there though.-I knew that they could become intoxicated but I didn't know that they could become fatally intoxicated-if that's what happened.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17955054342034509500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-54051624180059270802008-03-28T18:22:00.000-04:002008-03-28T18:22:00.000-04:00Interesting, Birds FUI.Interesting, Birds FUI.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-5553171289057408232008-03-28T01:03:00.000-04:002008-03-28T01:03:00.000-04:00I have seen robin's on the shy side of sober after...I have seen robin's on the shy side of sober after feasting on our cherries late in the season - so if waxwings are vulnerable, I can see it happening.JeanMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14536421799031706759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-15923892716403821522008-03-27T23:08:00.000-04:002008-03-27T23:08:00.000-04:00Oh dear, Ruth. They are such lovely birds, I hate...Oh dear, Ruth. They are such lovely birds, I hate to see them dying precipitously for whatever reason, drunk or no.KGMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165941950953938943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-37320900660608055472008-03-27T22:55:00.000-04:002008-03-27T22:55:00.000-04:00lol...! I can see why you think the picture is ups...lol...! I can see why you think the picture is upside down. The ornamental evergreen tree has strange droopy branches but that is the right side view out my window. Maybe the birds think things are reversed too.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-60256971128270807862008-03-27T22:22:00.000-04:002008-03-27T22:22:00.000-04:00Interesting, and sad, about those intoxicated Waxw...Interesting, and sad, about those intoxicated Waxwings. Now am I as drunk as one, or is that first photo upside down?denverdochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574453567392165275noreply@blogger.com