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A cute but aggressive bird in flight! A Cute, Aggressive and Confident bird. I like to watch bird, both big and small. You can say bird watching is my hobby. I have developed the hobby when I was a passing my free time in the garden of our ancestral home. My father who was a Government officer sent us to our ancestral home soon after the day, a Japanese Plane bombed the port city where we lived at time. May be, he was scared of the ultimate outcome of the war as the British Army was in the process of retreating from Burma and the Japanese army was gradually advancing towards Rangoon forcing the British military out from Malay. Now back to the subject for which the above introduction has been made. I going to say about a cute but aggressive bird and show some of its photos in flight. I wonder whether the viewers would like the photos depicting a small bird in flight! As mentioned, the bird is aggressive. It is confident and familiar too. It is known as common Myna throughout the entire Central, South and South East Asia and found in abundance as it has adapted well to the urban environment of the continent including Australia and New Zealand where it was reportedly introduced to control pest and insects! It can be highly vocal most of the times and can whistle also and is even capable of mimicking human speech when in captivity I like to watch this common Myna when it is in flight. You may also form some idea about its flight plan if you view minutely the uploaded ten photos of this common Myna in flight!           |
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Could we imagine the flight plan of each of the birds?
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We have a lot of birds around here and we watch them while we are sitting on our patio. They are fun to watch, especially when they are fighting. We had birds build a nest on a shelf on our patio. We would stand in the kitchen and watch them. We then watched them with the eggs, then when they hatch and we were close enough we could stand in the kitchen window through the processes. It was no longer fun when we saw a huge black snake slither over and suck the babies out of the nest.
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Great photos!! Pound for Pound... or is it ounce for ounce, I also think the humming birds are very aggressive.
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boogie hello, I am really happy to read from you after such a considerable long time. You are right, Myna is a beautiful bird though most vocal among the birds of same size! You are right about the humming bird. I have posted a photo of the Hill Myna in flight too. It is a bit larger and the color of its feathers is black. Thanks again for your response. Have a wonderful weekend!
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We have a lot of birds around here and we watch them while we are sitting on our patio. They are fun to watch, especially when they are fighting. We had birds build a nest on a shelf on our patio. We would stand in the kitchen and watch them. We then watched them with the eggs, then when they hatch and we were close enough we could stand in the kitchen window through the processes. It was no longer fun when we saw a huge black snake slither over and suck the babies out of the nest. Thanks for your visit and for your detailed response too. The common Myna can easily be identified when they fight with each other on the ground by their ceaseless and loud chattering! It makes me sad to read the end of the babies of the pair of birds nested on the shelf of your patio. This was surely painful for you to watch. It was really nice of you to build a nest for the birds. Thanks again. Have a nice weekend.
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I bought a Myna bird as a pet back in 1973 and it was a talker. It could say anything it heard and also barked to mimic our two dogs and could also ring like a telephone. I have answered the phone many times only to see the Myna looking at me with a grin on his beak. He could also ring like a doorbell. Yes, I have have answered the door a few times when no one was there. He had an extensive vocabulary and I taught him to curse in German (my first wife was German), and he would blurt out some really strange combinations at times. I think the bird is the reason she decided she no longer wanted to stay in America. I have some great stories and some great memories of him...some of her too.  Fossil So you know how perfectly a Myna can mimic us as well as our other pets including dogs! I have never heard a Myna rings like a telephone! Surely it was something unique that your Myna learned to mimic! You should not have taught the bird to curse in German to tease your German born first wife! Did you do it to send her back to her homeland or you did it for fun? If it was for fun then it was not liked by her at all. I am sure you still miss her. Because none can forget the first love! May I suggest you to post the stories that you have mentioned in your response gradually for us to read. Thanks again for stopping by and for your response! Have a wonderful weekend!
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Great photos!! Pound for Pound... or is it ounce for ounce, I also think the humming birds are very aggressive. Thanks for stopping by and for your wonderful response! It also pleases me most to know that you like the photos! Thanks again. I have never seen a humming bird fly high in the sky but I know that they are equally aggressive like the Myna birds! Take care and stay happy always.
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Good to know more about birds. Thank you Looklook. As I live in the city there are no many birds around here, except doves on my roof, and some neighbors have a parrot. Some vultures fly high looking for dirty places where there are food, I guess. Not far from the city is the garbage dump; there are lots of that birds over there. Habe a nice new week.   Trust in dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity.(Khalil Gibran)
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Deborahsu hello, Glad to see you back on my blog page once again, deborahsu. I am sure that you would learn more about this bird if you check out various articles available on internet and view the images for the common myna on a Google page. This bird is mainly native of Indian subcontinent and has been recently introduced in UAE to control pest. Take care and have a pleasant weekend.
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Good to know more about birds. Thank you Looklook. As I live in the city there are no many birds around here, except doves on my roof, and some neighbors have a parrot. Some vultures fly high looking for dirty places where there are food, I guess. Not far from the city is the garbage dump; there are lots of that birds over there. Habe a nice new week. Delighted to read once again from you and also for your response. The common Myna has adapted well to the urban environment and as such could be found abundantly in the capital city of the country where I live now. May be, the birds you can watch in the rural areas in your country are unable to adapt themselves to the city life! Maybe, there are other reasons too. Anyway, you have your doves on your roof but here in my country doves prefer trees located in rural areas to build their nests. You will however see pigeons on our roof top everywhere. Thanks once again for your visit. Stay happy and cheerful always.
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Hello boogie, I could understand why you feel disappointed for not seeing different kind of birds coming back this year to nest in the area where you live now. Maybe, the environment of the area has changed or the weather conditions might have caused the problem! I am not sure of anything specific in this respect. But it may be that the birds are late in coming back to nest. Wishing you all the best, boogie. Stay well and happy!
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Delighted to read from you hear after a long time, Cactus Annie. To tell you frankly, I missed you very much. I value your comments that are left on my blogs from time to time, Annie. Hope you are keeping well. Thanks for appreciating the work. Thank God that no harm came from the flying bird. Take care and always stay cheerful.
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Mary Ann ,Hello. Thanks for appreciating the Photos and the blog.The bird has distinctive chestnut-brown upper parts, with a glossy black head, brownish-black upper-wings and a white-tipped black tail. It can be seen everywhere in my country! Thanks again for stopping by and for your meaningful response. Take care ,Mary Ann and stay well and happy always.
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Carolyn, hello, The bird is small but a wonderful creation of God! It looks magnificent when it is in flight. Sometimes they may turn highly argumentative too when they flock together on the ground in search of food! Carolyn, dear friend, you always speak highly about my blog that not only makes me happy but also inspires me to be more creative during my next venture! Thanks again for your inspiring comments. Have pleasant times always and God bless you!
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Sue, Thanks for stopping by and for leaving your comments on my blog page. I appreciate. May I be kindly permitted to say here that certain spellings, especially common names, may differ from place to place! Perhaps, our spelling for this particular bird is an example for us to note.
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