Strutting his stuff .......

............ especially for blip!!

I apologise that he's a little blurry but he was hopping all over the place and this was taken through the car window and the resulting photo was majorly cropped!!!!

These Common Mynas (sometimes spelt Mynahs) are considered a pest here in Oahu (and also in many other countries) but I love seeing them all over the place ....... I'm also a grackle and starling fan so it follows I would like these little guys too.

The common mynah was introduced from India in 1865 by Dr. William Hildebrand to combat plagues of Army worms. Abundant in Honolulu in 1879 (Caum 1933)

Mynas build their nests in any covered nook or cranny that will hold large pile of leaves, twigs, paper and other materials such as holes in trees or buildings, air-conditioners, water drainpipes, open-ended steel rafters, narrow ledges, traffic lights, palm trees (Berger 1972).

Clutch of 2 to 5 eggs, blue to blue-green. Begin laying in March end
in late July. Nestling period about 30 days (Berger 1972)

Interesting Facts: These birds are capable of mimicking human words and are often kept as pets in their native India. They travel in pairs.

Since being here I have also seen Red Vented Bul-buls and Red-Crested Cardinals ...... will do my best to get photos but they, like the mynas, are very quick on those skinny little legs!!!!!


The bad news is that Mum's suitcase has still not turned up :-((
I am sending pleas to the suitcase gods for its safe arrival very soon.

Thanks for all your comments, stars and hearts for the past three blips - really, really appreciated ..... anyone who has not seen the past few days is welcome to pop back and look at a bit of Hawaii through my eyes as well as read the saga of the suitcases!!

~ Anni ~