A screenshot from the clip, captioned “Hanging out with the homie” shows the hawk perched atop a railing next to a green drinking container. Another screenshot shows a person dispensing the drink into the bird’s mouth with the caption “Hawk loves him some buz [sic] ball”. In addition to the 45-day prison sentence and 12 months probation, Diaz was ordered to serve 20 days of community labour and a 24-session animal cruelty counselling programme. Cesar Gustavo Diaz was convicted after he was caught giving this hawk an alcoholic drink and posting the video to YouTube. Diaz had already completed 44 of his 45-day prison sentence before sentencing, in part due to credit for good behaviour, according to court records cited by NBC News.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 26, 2026 04:41 UTC