I am not a bird person, but I am loving the birds here in Australia. They are so exotic! After seeing some Australians kick at pigeons in Melbourne, we asked our landlord about the local bird situation. He gave us the inside scoop on the war between native birds and interlopers, including pigeons and mynas, and the resulting ecologic dangers. Mynas are one of only three bird species listed on the IUCN Species Survival Commission‘s 100 worst invasive species in the world.
I snapped today’s photo at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney. Even though the native sulfur-crested cockatoos are larger than the mynas and frankly look like they can hold their own, the agressive little mynas still look like they’re going to throw down, don’t they? Interesting…
Two myna birds flank native sulphur-crested cockatoos in Sydney
Do you have a favorite bird? More photos of ours coming soon.
Cheers,
Kate - It was a cool moment! If I were the cockatoos, I’d be talking about what crazy upstarts the mynas are. As for the mynas, they’re probably thinking, “Charge!”
Skmrorer - What do you think their talking about? Love the picture because I got to see it happening.