Acridotheres tristis
April 11, 2005: Hyde Park, Sydney, New South Wales
First spotted one of these while waiting for the Sydney Explorer Bus at Darling Harbor, and it took me a while to find it in the book (these birds and the Noisy Miners stumped me at first, because I had no idea even what section to start with). I discovered that this is an introduced bird which has done well in big cities – unlike the Starling in the U.S., the Myna hasn’t spread across the whole continent (yet, anyway). They are fun to watch, and sing some very pretty songs.
April 12, 2005: Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, New South Wales
These were the first birds we saw upon entering the park.
April 13, 2005: Chinese Garden of Friendship, Sydney, New South Wales
Four seen in the park, including at least one that was bathing in one of the ponds.
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