Go Home, Birds, You’re Drunk. Stop Eating Those Fermented Berries. For Real.

We”ve all been there: you”ve had one (or three) too many glasses of red wine or eggnog; it would be better for everyone involved if you just went home.

You”ll never believe it, but it”s actually a pretty common struggle for some birds, too. Apparently, in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, Bohemian waxwings are getting tipsy on fermented berries from rowan trees.

While a lot of the older birds seem to do fine with the berries as their main source of food, having built up a tolerance of sorts, the younger, smaller birds can”t seem to hold their fermented fruit.

But, again, in all seriousness, if you come across a bird with a beak that”s stained red (not unlike your favorite aunt with wine-stained teeth and lips), it”s best to follow the bird experts” advice; keep them safe in a cardboard box with holes until they sober up and can drive fly home safely.

(via: National Geographic)

To summarize: Nothing good happens after you down one too many boozy berries.