Drunk Parrots Falling From the Sky

We've all heard of the drinking bird.  But the drunken bird?

In an Australian town Darwin (how ironic!) every year around this time it is not uncommon to see a drunk or hungover parrot crash down somewhere in the town or simply just passing out and falling out of the trees.

Researchers figure that these red-collared lorikeets are eating something during the tropical wet season, and that its leaving them either sick with a drunk-like illness or just plain wasted.

The hospital takes care of about 30 birds at a time and they arrive daily. 

Some of them spotted with tiny lampshades on their heads and they wake up to regretfully find tattoos of their ex girlfriends name on their wing.  Well, maybe not.

While in the drunk tank they nurse them back to health with some aspirin, and some strong coffee before releasing them back into the wild.  Or maybe just some berries and nuts and water. 

Potato potato, tomato tomato. (That saying really doesn't come out right when written)