First time here. I hope you are all well.
So, I'm a huge bird lover, especially the quiet and gentle ones even the eagle's and hawks are all awesome.
Living in Australia, we've got this bit of a dark history with animal control with kangaroos and emu birds.
Back in the day, I would've been out there protesting the emu cullings for sure, but that's way before my time.
Anyway, the main reason I'm here is this Indian Myna Bird menace.
What is going on with this pesky bird? This is the one animal I truly do not desire to be in this country.
For people who don't know enough about this bird, below is more info about them.
Article From: Indian Myna | Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania
Indian mynas are a medium-sized bird approximately 25 cm in length (body and tail). They have a chocolate brown body, dark brown to black head, yellow bill, and bare yellow skin beneath and behind the eyes. Indian mynas have dark wings with prominent white patches visible in flight and a black tail tipped with white feathers. They have long yellow legs and are commonly observed 'hopping' on the ground.
There were several releases of Indian mynas in Australia between 1862 and 1872. It is not known why they were originally introduced. The first recorded release was in Melbourne where 42 birds were released in 1863. In 1883, some of these mynas were taken to sugarcane-growing areas in northern Queensland, in the belief that they would help control insect pests on cane, particularly locusts and cane beetles.
By the 1950s and 1960s, Indian mynas were well established in many eastern metropolitan areas and continued to spread throughout many regions.
Prompt action is vital: about 100 Indian mynas were released in Canberra in 1968; there are now more than 100 Indian mynas per km2 in Canberra.
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This invasive bird is a real pain! It pushes out the native birds and throws the loudest racket at dawn and dusk – seriously, it's like an ear-splitting alarm clock gone rogue!
I've been trying everything to stop them from breeding and nesting around my place. Green lasers seem to work for provoking them to move on, but I'm wondering if there's a way to scare them off with noise. Any ideas on that front?
I used to use traps on my old property, but that's not an option here. It blows my mind how some people can just sit there soaking up the sun with their coffee outside while these Myna birds are perched two meters away, not giving a rat's ass about the whole disease-and-lice-carrying thing! They're practically living together!
Even ACN headphone don't work. We have already lost so many beautiful birds here because of these invasive birds that we are allowed to kill. Even the government culled the emu back in the day.
Does anyone have a solution?
Piasa
So, I'm a huge bird lover, especially the quiet and gentle ones even the eagle's and hawks are all awesome.
Living in Australia, we've got this bit of a dark history with animal control with kangaroos and emu birds.
Back in the day, I would've been out there protesting the emu cullings for sure, but that's way before my time.
Anyway, the main reason I'm here is this Indian Myna Bird menace.
What is going on with this pesky bird? This is the one animal I truly do not desire to be in this country.
For people who don't know enough about this bird, below is more info about them.
Article From: Indian Myna | Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania
Indian mynas are a medium-sized bird approximately 25 cm in length (body and tail). They have a chocolate brown body, dark brown to black head, yellow bill, and bare yellow skin beneath and behind the eyes. Indian mynas have dark wings with prominent white patches visible in flight and a black tail tipped with white feathers. They have long yellow legs and are commonly observed 'hopping' on the ground.
There were several releases of Indian mynas in Australia between 1862 and 1872. It is not known why they were originally introduced. The first recorded release was in Melbourne where 42 birds were released in 1863. In 1883, some of these mynas were taken to sugarcane-growing areas in northern Queensland, in the belief that they would help control insect pests on cane, particularly locusts and cane beetles.
By the 1950s and 1960s, Indian mynas were well established in many eastern metropolitan areas and continued to spread throughout many regions.
Prompt action is vital: about 100 Indian mynas were released in Canberra in 1968; there are now more than 100 Indian mynas per km2 in Canberra.
END:
This invasive bird is a real pain! It pushes out the native birds and throws the loudest racket at dawn and dusk – seriously, it's like an ear-splitting alarm clock gone rogue!
I've been trying everything to stop them from breeding and nesting around my place. Green lasers seem to work for provoking them to move on, but I'm wondering if there's a way to scare them off with noise. Any ideas on that front?
I used to use traps on my old property, but that's not an option here. It blows my mind how some people can just sit there soaking up the sun with their coffee outside while these Myna birds are perched two meters away, not giving a rat's ass about the whole disease-and-lice-carrying thing! They're practically living together!
Even ACN headphone don't work. We have already lost so many beautiful birds here because of these invasive birds that we are allowed to kill. Even the government culled the emu back in the day.
Does anyone have a solution?
Piasa
