Fall is my favorite time of year. The leaves, the holidays, the parties - and the drunk birds! Sounds funny, I know, but this is the time of year when all the birds in town get their party on in my wild honeysuckle tree. I really dislike this tree (because it's so invasive and because the seeds germinate beautifully all over the place causing huge amounts of weeding) but I keep it because Tim likes it and because the birds love it.
Actually, the birds love it a little too well. They gorge themselves on the shiny red berries to the point of boorish drunkenness - in fact, they get so drunk, they can't fly and end up sitting all over the yard so stupid with intoxication that you can go and pick them right up! Of course, they also fly into the windows, which drives the cats crazy with excitement. Cat TV is at its most entertaining when the bird reality show is on.
Most of the time, we have these obnoxious visitors for about a week and we laugh at some, rescue some and bury some (poor victims of flying under the influence into the windows a bit too hard). This year they are later than usual - I just noticed them today. I'm hopeful that this means a mild winter :)
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