Bird swims headfirst into 'glory hole' and reportedly survives

A cormorant swam headfirst into a 'glory hole' in California, and apparently survived despite the ordeal.
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The water level in the Lake Berryessa reservoir, 75 miles north of San Francisco, had risen so much that water started pouring into a 200ft-deep circular pipe constructed in its corner. The overflow, known as the Morning Glory spillway, or simply the Glory Hole, drains water once the reservoir is over capacity and shoots it into a creek below the Monticello dam
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[@guardiannews]

Bird swallowed by giant 'glory hole' reportedly lives to fly another day ► www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/mar/06/glory-hole-bird-duck-cormorant-swims

[@myster5y]

Guardian News please google the word glory hole lol

[@GabeJohnson91]

They knew.

[@GOODNOIGHT]

Guardian News Ummmm Phrasing? Are we not doing Phrasing anymore?

[@frencebrand9905]

Who swallows who ?

[@starmole5000]

@@myster5y lol innit! Surely this is a wind up!

[@gemArsen]

That bird went in and came out thinking, "false advertising".

[@patford5539]

Wolverine 7777 ppp

[@jonnomate4085]

@Wolverine, i think you just really want to talk about it.
also, i don't believe you've ever turned anyone bi or confused them for life.
i think youre just a narcisist

[@missionpupa]

@@Derek00088 turned them BI etc etc
Stfu.

[@rickyvillalobos1246]

Underrated comment 😂😂

[@omsingharjit]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@anro_gaming]

what a suggestive name for a simple draining pipe 🤣

[@skywatcher6106]

They knew what they were doing when they named it...

[@kaylt.7864]

@@Derek00088 BOI. 😂😂😂

[@schenkifyed]

@@Derek00088 IT kinda stops being funny when you post it ten thousand times dude

[@marredcheese]

Yeah why tf did they use that term lmao

[@Yasemin_Sky]

🤣

[@THEgoldilox_]

Me: *sees title*
Also me: *clicks*
Still me: *goes straight to comments*

[@user-by4wk3ek9m]

same

[@bennettsilverstein1487]

Same lmao

[@cinder_]

Haha I like you

[@windelingswindle6452]

Same

[@borko8325]

Same-

[@amj.composer]

That Bird be like "not what I thought when you said I'll be sucked in a Glory Hole."

[@GLamoRousCooKie]

I can't hate on this.

[@Hannahpuryear1026]

Dead 😂😭😭

[@diegoscoffeemug]

Y e s

[@WizKhalia13]

Oh god, *please dont call it a glory hole.*

[@Geeemebee]

hehehehehe

[@SR-kz9un]

Right 😂😂

[@NeathSpadge]

So I am not the only person thinking something else then LOL

[@pampos2pac]

Lool

[@nickhaa]

Well they both suck things up.

[@adityanand7157]

I’m a simple man
I see glory hole, I click

[@YoungBlaze]

Or stick

[@guillermosansano3519]

Hahahahaha we’re simple guys bro!

[@localshithead7430]

666 likes

[@dragonboimmdvideos]

I see glory hole,
I get erectionnn

[@regiluthfi]

Time to clean my history

[@kikikimamama1667]

regi LOL

[@kevinwilliams4189]

Lol

[@alexsmith1207]

Someone been searching they not supposed to

[@solidraisin]

Oh yeah

[@jimsmith9853]

Great just great ! LMFAO

[@chibz92]

Last time I put my bird in a glory hole I got gonorrhea.

[@kellz1703]

I won’t clap to that

[@Sciptopia]

Useless virgin🙄

[@peter12246]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@99Venom]

It would have been funnier if you said glorrhea

[@Sciptopia]

@@99Venom Lmao.. 😂😂
You've got a great humor

[@valentvell]

The person who handle their youtube sure know how make a title. Raise them salary.

[@diamondrhino64]

Or don't, it's the guardian

[@6subswith0vids80]

Their

[@lolgamez9171]

@@6subswith0vids80 no

[@peter12246]

I came to read the glory hole jokes, not disappointed!

[@thecitizenoftheinternet1077]

Same

[@davidhatcher7016]

Same

[@Coco-xq7zh]

Same XD

[@sudhanvakashyap297]

Same

[@mitskiluvr8786]

Same

[@Livereater]

I've been here... this bird does this 7 or 8 times daily... an amusement park ride, if you will.

[@zacharytsai2043]

It is actually pretty fun _as long as you don’t die_ .

[@jayrtck]

😂👍

[@christinemurray1444]

Loves getting ducked at the GH.

[@Qui-9]

Chances are good if the pathway isn't rough.

[@zacharytsai2043]

Kevlar Canuck but if the pathway is free falling...

[@omairkhan9167]

You and I have a very different understanding of the word "GLORY HOLE"!!!!

[@antoniocurryoldchannel9747]

😜😜😜😜

[@ScottishPEACEguy]

That's two words 😁🤘

[@HughSHay]

@@Derek00088 take it to grindr

[@Z.Khairil]

Clickbait.
This is not the glory hole I was looking for.

[@fatchicken6022]

Content boii

[@ilikegames828]

I got here by searching "duck gets swallowed by th void"

[@nathandoan8401]

@@ilikegames828 whats the mindset behind that

[@i3olverkr622]

I don't mean to brag,
But I've survived a few glory hole's myself, if you need a more graphic and detailed report...

[@rewired6047]

xDDD Give me a graphic and more detailed one.

[@unculturedswine1871]

:REWired it’s just with him and his hand he call it a glory hole for some reason

[@sudhanvakashyap297]

😏

[@mitskiluvr8786]

@@unculturedswine1871 now we know why people will call him handsome

[@brayanmartinez9063]

How does your mouth feel after all that went into it 😏

[@DABMANISAWESOME]

The bird probably saw Toothless and the other dragons

[@pianogeekdan4621]

FINALLY A NON PERVERTED COMMENT PRAISE THE SUN

[@thewayofway1]

That’s adorable lol

[@captainstark5496]

Thank God for this conment

[@frooz442]

Oh the new HTTYD movie

[@chaoticviking2631]

YES!!!

[@wlee6685]

Guess you cant expect a "happy ending" with this glory hole.

[@dona.doni.69]

I love Rilley reid

[@ponderoustomes9005]

W Lee I guess you could say he had it coming

[@mikejudge3239]

Rilley Reid's glory hole is probably bigger than that.

[@Batman-cq6ee]

I gone head first into a glory hole. But not the kind of head you’re thinking 😉

[@pastelpotato2416]

??

[@JJ-zb7id]

@peepee9161 wtf

[@karilol6910]

@peepee9161 im dying akdhak

[@Batman-cq6ee]

peepee9161 ooh. You know I will...

[@stoopidapples1596]

batman is a comrade woo

[@derrestaurier]

I always feel SO uncomfortable when I'm watching videos of these holes in different lakes.
I don't know why, but it makes me shiver.

[@SpanishArmadaProd]

Because they will get you eventually if you wait long enough

[@F0UR3V3R]

@@SpanishArmadaProd That or its because they called it a gloryhole

[@zacharysherry2910]

The glory hole! 🕳️

[@baitedlol6972]

Did no-one at the meeting say anything when they decided to call it a glory hole?
"Okay it shall be called a Glory Hole"
"......... Yep that sounds perfect.. exactly what it is"
The one guy at the back "Uhhh...... doesn't that sound like - "
"OKAY IT IS AGREED THEN"

[@leovu8500]

actually, 99% of the comment section is about that

[@baitedlol6972]

@@leovu8500 Yes I know that... I'm talking about the people officially naming it...

[@Borganov20]

It wasn’t officially named the glory hole, it was named the morning glory spillway but people in winters call it the glory hole because haha funny sex joke.

[@flexican5399]

They knew what they were doing when they typed in that title for this video.

[@Kayla-gl9fk]

Exactly lol

[@chasemoney7531]

I see "GLORY HOLE" I click....simple😂🤓🏌🏼‍♂️

[@Jmagee2113]

Yes me too I always find these fascinating isn’t life amazing

[@soifon542]

@Black Toof You're trolling right?

[@jared7226]

🍆🍒

[@tristancota9177]

HOODIE SO

[@wtfdidijustwatch1017]

@Black Toof Lmao

[@pj2479]

I just looked up gloryhole and that's not it 😯😯😯

[@touyatodoroki338]

Your poor child...

[@touyatodoroki338]

You shouldn't have done it the Internet is a nasty place

[@workingonanames]

Oh...

[@jamesjohnson1050]

You poor naïve thing. 😂😂😂😂

[@concretgod8085]

I hope you're kidding and didnt really have to look it up

[@brianborell4469]

"Hold my beer" said cormorant just before going in.

[@becstar2099]

Me: hi how are you? 😄
Customer:
Me: 🙂
Customer:
Me: 0:06

[@captainstark5496]

XD

[@isis5169]

im sorry but that would be me, the customer. Too awkward to even look and talk to someone who only intend to assist me.

[@ma_s_v]

You can see when the bird fell,there was a little splash.
Bird: *"Oh S#!+.....This was a f***king MISTAKE!"*

[@longlivingdude]

The Latin name for this bird is Anusdrainous.

[@SkinniJ]

John Murphy I love you three

[@dwilburn1928]

Lol

[@nondelusional]

WOWZ ! Jajajajaja !!!!. Best comment on this post. LMMFAO !!!

[@Phoenix00Knight]

This sounds like something a highschool bully from an 80s movie would say.

[@fulldnbboy]

@Joe Average incontinentia buttocks yes lol, definetly her

[@mrchristopherization]

I’m jus here for the gloryhole comments👌🏼

[@jamar2k125]

I'm with Chris, just here for the comments

[@MikeThePike316]

Beat me to it, but not quite like the other side of a glory hole.

[@maysecondchannel9280]

Yup immediately knew this video was going to be ripped apart when I saw it hate the guardian but this is too good

[@archenema6792]

I don't think these English folks understand the idiom.

[@MissMichSan]

Lol

[@ceaser8999]

Great, now I’m on an FBI watch list.

[@kingb6228]

*sees the worlds glory hole*
Me: “...well that seems interesting”

[@DrAdnan]

I get scared going near that hole even behind a fence.

[@jayhuss4263]

Every hole is a goal, don't worry you'll get there one day.

[@whitelampmrz]

@@jayhuss4263 not unless you're a virgin

[@jayhuss4263]

@@whitelampmrz who said I was talking about sex???

[@jonnomate4085]

@Wolverine, why does it remind you of that?

[@jonnomate4085]

who is "you guys" we've never met before

[@carlosayala2013]

This wasn’t the type of ‘gloryhole’ that I was looking for.
It’s for research, don’t think bad.

[@babecat2000]

Oh sure it was.

[@Chris_Wolfgram]

At least you didn't call it a duck. Its a cormorant, and they are fantastic underwater swimmers, that can hold their breath for many minutes. I would have expected it to survive, even if I didn't hear anything else about it.

[@baguetteboy5466]

That bird achieved more than I ever will.

[@Cgvid89]

They put “glory hole” haha I’m still immature at 30 yrs old

[@Cgvid89]

I Miss The 80's whoever put the caption knew what they were doin lol

[@vainsparky4999]

Again, I do not think you know what "glory hole" means. If you knew, you would not use that term.

[@andysmith1996]

No, the are using the term correctly here. Just because "screw" has several different meanings doesn't mean you stop using it for the threaded fastener.

[@lindaeasley4336]

It originally meant something else , not sexual slang so there's nothing wrong with using it for its original terminology just because someone turned it into something vulgar

[@yourmajesty8913]

Oh they know 😉

[@scorpionsting47]

@@lindaeasley4336 well... It is on the putah creek. It's actually called a morning-glory spillway. But locals coined the colloquialism 'glory hole'.

[@nondelusional]

No Homo, but the guy who built this thing must have a lot of sugar in his tank to BOLDLY name this drainage device after his dark twisted fantasies. SMGDH !!!

[@RayMak]

This makes a very fun water slide

[@isis5169]

*The water slide of doom*

[@zeekzero4550]

Wtf u doin here lol

[@Toastertott]

Yes

[@1.4142]

no

[@Amber-yz5hg]

Guardian news: *bird flies headfirst into a gloryhole and reportedly survives*
Me:....weird flex but okay

[@rayc3103]

The person who named this thing, clearly hasn't watched porn.

[@welcometohell3002]

or maybe they have

[@Borganov20]

It isn’t even called the glory hole

[@sike1917]

The bird lived to tell the tale don’t worry. Oprah is doing an interview with it next week

[@VoiceOfValidity]

Gordon Ramsey on Oprah next week too, what a coincidence.

[@warpartyattheoutpost4987]

She's giving everyone in the audience free cars, and vouchers to remodel their bathrooms to have glory holes.

[@VoiceOfValidity]

@@warpartyattheoutpost4987 hahaha.

[@silencassin6502]

And ellen is supplying a lifetime worth of free glory holes

[@don4476]

Oprah: what was it like?
Bird: Quack, quack, quack.
Oprah: Didn't you know it was there?
Bird: Quack.
Oprah : But why?
Bird: Quack, quack, quack.
Oprah: You get a trip to the glory hole. And YOU get a trip. And you, and you. We're all going to the glory hole.
Bird: Was it something I said?

[@sirjimmysavileo.b.e1947]

Jimmy here has been in over 300 glory holes and not one of them got pregnant, I defy all odds!

[@wroughtmetals]

Thats cause they were all dudes.

[@Onepunchmeme1]

@@wroughtmetals 😂

[@GooningAddict69]

never putting my head near a glory hole again

[@ayana7868]

guacamole thanos penis

[@mlevif]

"However experts were less optimistic about chances of survival". Would love to know who these experts are and how they studied for this

[@pm8715]

Didn't show the bird coming out of that drain though

[@Ghandjaloodah]

pm8715 my thoughts exactly when I scrolled down

[@Kizdo69]

they just said it did to make the story positive

[@zbudda]

The stunt bird died...but the model bird got the media exposure

[@secondwind3989]

Precisely my sentiment. Gtfoh is still in order.

[@TFOCyborg]

Cumming

[@scott3944]

So...? I’ve put my head into gloryholes and survived plenty of times.

[@kasevi02]

Genius

[@isaacrossetti4257]

The Name Of The Video Is a Meme Within Itself LoL.

[@finalfrontier001]

League of legends?

[@johanndavidcespedesmonroy1383]

I bet the bird said "its not exactly what i had in mind when they said get in the glory hole"...

[@JarrodBaniqued]

Woodland resident here-glad to know the bird survived in my metaphorical backyard!

[@hadz001]

A bird at a glory hole? Nothing new there then

[@syawolf9205]

The background music making it more funnier to watch while the bird is swimming 😂

[@lasttimeididsomethinggaywa687]

When she says it’s her first time 0:04

[@togglefire3537]

I've traversed a lot of Lake Berryessa when it was low. I remember being able to walk down to the glory hole and touch it with my own hands. It's pretty crazy how fast that lake can fill up.

[@TruTrust]

He found out his mother-in-law was visiting

[@JoeMama-bw2vy]

Bruh

[@K1llum1nati]

Rofl

[@kevinoreilly5568]

Hey guardian, just FYI I have survived every glory hole I have gone into.

[@user-uw8bb5kr3n]

*Step sis catches bro swimming into glory hole*

[@linuslongayan7649]

Stepshit

[@StephenS-2024]

Came for the hole, stayed for the glory.

[@RogueReplicant]

The bird enters the divine orifice

[@shockwave2291]

0:06 "It'd be too late to alter course now mateys, HAHAHAHA"

[@MegaChorro123]

shockwave2291
Lmao

[@alfatazer_8991]

MAELSTROM!!

[@gt8932]

*and there's a bird soaking wet after it went inside the gloryhole*

[@tater4442]

Birds feathers prevent them from getting soaking wet..the water just roles right off of them

[@gt8932]

@@tater4442 they still get wet my condescending brother, clearly you don't have a pet bird *meme face*

[@_Matsimus_]

Glory hole......
Glory.
Hole.
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

[@theintrovertedowl]

When The *Bird* is too small for the *Glory hole* .

[@karringtonhall7094]

Where my life is going

[@SkinniJ]

Karrington Hall thru the gloryhole

[@DogratDavis]

Glory holes are always risky but usually worth it!!

[@JoeMama-bw2vy]

A simple scratch and sniff is all it takes

[@easternson1]

Wanted to know more about the story so I googled 'Big Bird Sucked into Glory hole'
Why'd u do dat Snuffleupagus?!!! 😭😭

[@rewired6047]

xD

[@VaderDex]

Hiccup was looking for the hidden world even though it was there

[@gabriellameattray9778]

I swear there better not be any dragons living in there

[@nuclearpeacex]

Not the only glory hole near San Francisco.

[@thetruth3780]

I clicked here seen glory hole and thought I find my ex

[@myster5y]

Omg the video title says Glory Hole who’s mind went straight to the gutter lol

[@steve20664]

Where's Waldo everyone’s!

[@Tony-hz8ug]

Everyone's mind went gay not str8

[@myster5y]

Jay Anthony I am gay so where do my mind really go lol

[@horacio2562]

No lie I clicked the video to see what everyone else thought about the glory hole lol

[@myster5y]

Horacio Sharp it’s a big glory hole lol

[@RotoRooterTV]

That's one massive drainpipe. We hope it never clogs!

[@NeathSpadge]

I am assuming we have a different meaning for Glory Hole in Australia

[@ducho979]

Semi-Retired Foamer *dirty mind mode activated*

[@sudhanvakashyap297]

That....is universal..😏

[@Badwowo]

A glory hole and a happy ending. What a great story

[@NeathSpadge]

Disappointed at finding out what the glory hole was.
But more than made up for by the comments.

[@Coouge]

Suggestive content?

[@cottonfluff9]

That proves that birds are the best animals

[@aulaire617]

I think we're all here because of 'glory hole' in the title 😂

[@Glixity]

a glory hole?

[@benrichards399]

What are the odds that Elton John came to watch this video?...

[@ashmckinlay1402]

Non at all as the title had the word 'bird' in it (British slang for woman)

[@S60ULX]

@@ashmckinlay1402 lmao

[@LovesOner]

I survived this as well no more then A hour ago

[@VoiceOfValidity]

A glory hole? 😂

[@dutchmiller2657]

Gey

[@Mortenjwhre]

Since you’re subscribed to Jake Paul... I’m pretty sure you’re lying mate

[@VoiceOfValidity]

@@Mortenjwhre well it would definitely explain if he said his knees hurt.

[@eri6656]

Thought this was the onion at first

[@Golden5648]

Came here to watch the bird come out but never mind

[@cesargarduno7999]

Very nice concept 👌 with overflow, you never have to manually open any gates..creative.

[@andyseinfeld1954]

A *"bird"* gets inside a *"glory hole"*

[@vigilante5606]

Your profpic give me seizure

[@Voltraken]

Idk i just saw a glory hole randomly pop up in my recommendations so here i am 0_o

[@Currently_Crazy]

The internet has ruined my brain. I can only think of one glory hole.

[@JacksonAcademy1]

Its 3 AM. What am I doing with my life? Watching a bird being sucked into a hole

[@el_james1706]

Vengo por Polmanzan, like si ti también

[@josuevillaloboscastillo4891]

Brutal hermano

[@davontruesupreme3590]

0:16 yup, that's a giant glory hole alright!

[@JJs_Reports_Official]

You know what's more than a glory
I don't know,y'all need flex tape

[@matthewclarkson8648]

It’s 4 am and I think you know its a perfect time for no more internet when you’ve watched so many videos that you end up on a video of a duck going down a ‘glory hole’

[@titaniumpunch483]

Antman: just like the simulations

[@velikiautobus2455]

_This_ _blows_ _my_ _mind_
Ok i think this went too far.

[@oofoof664]

That’s not what a glory hole means

[@jazzhands6055]

Yes, the bird did servive because I conducted the saem exprmiment in minecraf with a chicken an d a buket of water with a hole in the dirt, and the chikcen swam up, so yes the bird survive

[@rritsuen]

how do i give you money for this

[@codyzirate7850]

There's only one glory hole to me. And it isn't this.

[@seandanilromero2488]

Bird : *Singing*
*Meanwhile*
still bird : What is life

[@ryler2525]

A 200 ft glory hole wait🤔what😂

[@dracodracarys2339]

How to Train Your Dragon 3: The Hidden World (2019)

[@drewstrasser87]

Guardian News team... Please research the word Glory Hole prior to writing or making any other video about this... You keep using that word and I don't think you understand what it actually means...
Thank you

[@wesleyw7908]

Pfft that's nothing. I went headfirst into a glory hole multiple times and I'm still alive.