" And the buzzards in the sky get so drunk they can't fly ..."
June Peoples Mallon
Marlborough, MA
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On Mon, Apr 22, 2024, 2:11 PM D. <dobelbn...> wrote:
> It's nice to have a good laugh rather than to cry. I was ready to do the
> latter and was glad to do the former.
> Dena Ressler
>
> On Fri, Apr 19, 2024, 11:31 AM Mary Rowe <merrowe863...> wrote:
>
>> That they were kidnapped by aliens.
>> And the food’s delicious!
>>
>> Mary Ellen Rowe
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 19, 2024 at 11:00 AM PAUL ROBERTS <phawk254...>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Today's Boston Globe reported in a story by Ava Berger that on April 7th
>>> the Animal Control Officer in Watertown, CT, found a Black Vulture unable
>>> to stand up or fly. Several hours later she found a second one nearby. The
>>> birds, thought to be dying, were taken to a raptor rehab center where
>>> they're examined. Poisoning was first feared, followed by fears of avian
>>> flu. X-rays indicated they hadn't been shot. Christine Cummings, director
>>> of the rehab center, "A Place Called Hope," said the birds acted like they
>>> were drunk. It turns out they were. The birds had gotten into a dumpster
>>> filled with old meats and bar fruit from cocktail drinks. The birds helped
>>> themselves. "They were basically falling on their faces like they were
>>> drunk, going in circles, spinning, spreading their wings out, and flopping
>>> and flailing around,' Cummings said." They were given plenty of fluids that
>>> evening and awoke the next morning "upright and grunting." Cummings said
>>> they were definitely hungover, with one holding its head pretty low.
>>> They were fed a huge breakfast and held one more day before being
>>> released. I wonder what they told the other vultures when they got back to
>>> their roost?
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Paul
>>>
>>> Paul M. Roberts
>>> Medford, MA
>>> <phawk254...>
>>>
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