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Published: 2011-02-20 14:05:12 +0000 UTC; Views: 6886; Favourites: 39; Downloads: 91
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known as maina all over india aslo called salunki in marathi there are various stories for it beautiful legs color and also good omen if seen in even numbers only exception is no 3 if you see them in group of three you receive expected letter for no reason it is linked with parrot(this is famous love pair 'tota maina' that is parrot and maina)this one was taken from my bedroom window facing north i stay in aurangabad state maharashtra country india (it is considered pest in many parts of the world but it is nature nature is every where)Related content
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I call them common mynas but im pretty sure there not related to noisy miners good shot anywayz!
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no they are not any way related to noisy miners you are right it is common myna it is declared pest in many countries
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thanks friends.
for ages i was searching for the english equivalent for salunki. i never knew that the pair of salunkis are in fact mynahs. i have been seeing these birds but did not know they were mynahs! so much for ignorance. for years a pair of mynahs have been regularly visiting my flat in Bombay. in fact they wake me up in the morning. they look at me with their round eyes fearlessly, because they wear a patch of yellow mask of ZORO! they saunter about, talking to themselves-a pair of young lovers who do notice the watchful world outside. one moves. the other follows tirelessly. they fly together to the next building. then they fly back. a pretty game of kho-kho!
they do not make such harsh noises as described by some of you. i always imagined mynas as birds with melodious voices like the cuckoo. blame it on the school text books! (a gang of beautiful rowdy parrots here is the worst noise polluter). am pained to see them referred to as pests. or perhaps i am in love with them! they have beautiful yellow beaks with a faint orange tint. their yellow legs are elegant. their steel grey browning feathers are fascinating.
finally a pair of salunkis are the perfect example of-pyaar ka bandhan, janam ka bandhan tootte naa.
thanks once again.
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myna is i think indian word (you know famous tota myna ki kahani) i do not understand why they were linked with tota that is parrots
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I'll concur on the pest - the Mynahs are declared pests in South Africa as well. However, they are wonderful mimics.
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in india only crow and rats are declared pest that is any body is allowed to kills these two species but for religious reasons no body kills crows .i know in many parts of the world Mynah are declared pest but i love this bird( i also love crow as photographic object)i am also aware there are projects carried out by government authority to control the population of these birds (they make so much noise when i groups) other wise their voice is very sweet this one is common mynah some species are very beautiful
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Oh, how pretty. I've always seen it spelled "Mynah" where I am. Lovely bird!
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yes it is spelled 'mynah' as far as hindustani or hindi is concerned it is knon by the same name 'mynah'in my mother tongue marathi the name is 'salunki' this one is common mynah
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They're good luck in groups? Really? I never knew that... Here in Australia, they are pests, but I hear they are actually very intelligent birds... Not just the noisy ugly things we see them as...
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some think they are noisy but for us they make sweet sound, in captivity they are trained to reproduces sound or even sing like parrot (this one is common 'mynah' look for bali mynah looks so beautiful)
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they are for no reason linked with parrot (there are many stories where in maina is described as counter part of parrot for parrot the local word is 'tota' and there are many stories describing 'tota maina' )i have seen them eating all kinds of incects they look ugly for their black or brownish color but there beack and eyes and legs are bright yellow there is another story where in maina has stolen legs from peacock that is peacock is so beautiful and its legs are ugly maina borrowed the legs on marriage day and never returned the legs to peacock
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