Hill Mynah by danob
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Description
Hill mynahs once preferred living in hill forests from a range beginning at about 1000 feet and up to 5000 feet and more, but because of deforestation, they now reside beginning at sea level in lowland forests. They prefer areas of high rainfall and humidity and spend most of their lives in trees, inhabiting dense jungle forests. Though most live in trees on the forest edge, some races are found on tea and coffee plantations where there are lots of large flowering shade trees, and in mangroves.
What they do
When not in flight, instead of the jaunty gait that other starlings and other types of mynahs have, Hill mynahs use a hopping method to move around. In trees, they move from branch to branch with sideways hops. Just before sunset, they become especially active, calling and answering too one another until finally retiring to their sleeping places. Their sounds include shrill whistling, gurgling and screeching noises.
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Comments (42)
Stunning Color Danny! Nice moment also. Vote -jay ps...hope you and yours are doing ok over there across the pond.
Gorgeous color and detail, and your dof is absolutely perfect!! Excellent shot!
amazing shot too bad we cannot hear him talk too lol .. beautiful work here!!
Now that is some bird, proud and colorful!! Beautiful shot Danny, I really like the soft background also!! Better vote for him or he might have something to say about it:)
Awesome shot, what a gorgeous bird.......
Goegeous colors, yyour photos are allways pefect!!
What a beautiful Bird, excellent shot..
super capture of a very beautiful bird
Excellent and VOTE!!! Brilliant!
Beautiful Myna Bird. If I'm not mistaken for another type of Black Myna Bird, they can be trained to talk. Correct me if I'm wrong. Aloha
They can talk too if taught I believe. Nice detail and perch.
A great shot. Yes, Myna birds have been trained to talk. They can also be very noisy when in groups.
Interesting info and a great shot to illustrate this wonderful looking bird.Beautiful detail,Danny.Wow I can even see his claws clearly!Saw these as pets in the orient when I was a kid.He was speaking chinese at the time.It was hysterical to hear!!! :)
Such a colorful "headdress," and the wingtips are striking too. A wonderful capture of this beautiful bird.
Wonderful shot, great pose and colors!
Beautiful detail, excellent work
Breathtaking! Absolutely breathtaking. I just love the shots you get of these beautiful birds!!
Great pose and wonderful details, they can talk a lot !!
How beautiful! His beak is stunning.
You have turned into a Ornothologist....how...Manly is that...sigh...these Birds can talk the Pants off You!
great color, great frame great photgraphy
they're neat birds!! able to mimic... wonderful ! :]
cute little "buggar" :) Thanx 4 the info as well, Daniel... Puss & Kram
I would love to see them hoping, that must be great fun. I can understand why they look at you so suspiciously. If men are responsible of the destruction of their habitat, they can! Magnificent shot!
What a wonderful pose, great details and colours! A fascinating bird!
Wonderful and very opportune shot my friend...!!! Impressive colors...!!! V
The other thing they do is to mimic the baby crying till the mother comes rushing out the house to see whats up only to find her child sleeping peacefully in its pram in the shade by the house :D
Ciao Danny ! The mynahs are so beautiful and colorated. Unfortunatly they are disapearing... and we have changed all their abitat... Some of them are very good for speaking, like some perrots. But I hope that know there's a law to protect them, and that we can't buy them any more. Great portrait !
He almost looks like a toucan with that vibrant organe beak and vivid yellow splash of color. Very pretty bird!
Beautiful photograph!! Excellent capture:o)