I've noticed that Mynahs are not taking off in my part of Brisbane.
There used to be the odd pair, but I haven't seen any here for a
couple years.
Regards, Laurie.
PS, I saw a White-faced Heron being chased by a pair of mickeys this
morning.
On 12/09/2008, at 9:50 AM, Chris Lloyd wrote:
So this is the species that represent such a potent threat to
Australian
avian biodiversity? I have 'research report' to a NSW coastal suburb
which
claims that the Common Mynah is responsible or potentially
responsible for,
inter alia, the spread of avian influenza and salmonella,
introduction of
bird lice, displacement of Rainbow Lorikeet populations, eviction of
Ringtails from dreys, possessing weapons of mass destruction and
being of
middle eastern appearance. Needless to say the research appears to
stem from
a purveyor of cages and gas chambers for the disposal of said
species where
they have invaded natural McMansion habitat and displaced all the
'natives'
like Noisy Miners, Rainbow Lorikeets ad nausea.
My experience of watching a population of Noisy Miners and Mynahs is
that
the latter consistently lost their shopping centre territory to the
adaptable Manorina and its asymmetric warfare tactics. Anyone living
around
the "Shire" may also have noticed that, like dominos, street trees
used by
Mynahs as communal roosts are falling to the WRX of avian world the
sugar
fuelled T. Haematodus.
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