Italian Birds' Mysterious Deaths Due to 'Overeating' 4.70K Max Read 01/09/11 11:04PM Filed to: the apocalypse the apocalypse Birds Animals Deaths Bird deaths Italy doves Overeating Remember all those birds that died in Italy with mysterious blue stains on their beaks? Turns out they were just greedy little fatties who gorged themselves on sunflower seeds and died of "massive indigestion." Reassuring, I guess?