Polly Want a Fix

The subtitle for today's post would go something like "Or Why Your Opiates Will Cost More". Poppy farmers in India have been fighting the parrots for their crop since 2015 but the addicted birds have learned to overcome obstacles to get their drugs and more birds are joining the flock. The birds would normally be squawking and making themselves heard in the nearby trees but they have learned to not make a sound until they have silently swooped in the grab the pods after the farmers slit them open the hasten the ripening process. The government suspects the farmers for the crop discrepancies which are around 10% less than normal. The birds get so high they sometimes fall out of the trees often times resulting in their deaths.