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30 Jan 2015, 6:37 am
Thank you all for your kind words about Myna Birds. They're SO WONDERFUL, aren't they 
and the good thing is, here in Sydney, they're in abundant supply 
Once again, thank you all for contributing. I honestly thought I'd be the only one posting here
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30 Jan 2015, 6:40 am
Feyokien wrote:
I saw this thread and I knew I had to enter
Thank you Feyokien
I bet as soon as you saw the word Myna, you knew who it was
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30 Jan 2015, 6:49 am
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Those pics are cool! I could LOOK at pretty birds, all DAY----I just don't wanna HEAR them!
I'm terribly sorry, ImAnAspie, that you're having such a rough time in person, right now. Here's hoping things will improve, REAL SOON!!
I'm terribly sorry, ImAnAspie, that you're having such a rough time in person, right now. Here's hoping things will improve, REAL SOON!!
Thank you Campin_Cat. I really appreciate that. I think I'm getting over the worst of it. I'll pull through. I'm a survivor.
It's hard being an Aspie. I tried to explain to my counselor today what it's like to go through life being the way I am. I think she kinda got it and she had some previous knowledge of Asperger's. I told her there are some days I can't go to work because I just can't be around people. I think at first, she thought that was rather weird but I explained that it's not that I don't like people. I just get overwhelmed, stressed, nervous, feel out of place...
Quite often at work, I'll escape to the medical room. It's secluded, cool, dark, I'm all alone, I can stim there. Sometimes at work through the day, I need to be alone and my boss knows this and he knows I've got Asperger's and he lets me escape to the medical room when I need to.
I'm rambling as I usually do. Sorry
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30 Jan 2015, 7:21 am
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30 Jan 2015, 7:28 am
Booyakasha wrote:
He seems to be reluctant to talk about them, so I'll start - taken from wiki:
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The myna (also known as mynah) is a bird of the starling family (Sturnidae). This is a group of passerine birds which are native to southern Asia, especially India. Several species have been introduced to areas like North America, Australia, South Africa, Fiji and New Zealand, especially the common myna which is often regarded as an invasive species.
Mynas are not a natural group (Zuccon et al. 2006); instead, the term myna is used for any starling in the Indian subcontinent, regardless of their relationships. This range was colonized twice during the evolution of starlings, first by rather ancestral starlings related to the Coleto and Aplonis lineages, and millions of years later by birds related to the common starling and wattled starling's ancestors. These two groups of mynas can be distinguished in the more terrestrial adaptions of the latter, which usually also have less glossy plumage except on the heads and longer tails. The Bali myna which is nearly extinct in the wild is highly distinctive.
Some mynas are considered talking birds, for their ability to reproduce sounds, including human speech, when in captivity.
"Myna" is derived from the Hindi language mainā which itself is derived from Sanskrit madanā.
Mynas are not a natural group (Zuccon et al. 2006); instead, the term myna is used for any starling in the Indian subcontinent, regardless of their relationships. This range was colonized twice during the evolution of starlings, first by rather ancestral starlings related to the Coleto and Aplonis lineages, and millions of years later by birds related to the common starling and wattled starling's ancestors. These two groups of mynas can be distinguished in the more terrestrial adaptions of the latter, which usually also have less glossy plumage except on the heads and longer tails. The Bali myna which is nearly extinct in the wild is highly distinctive.
Some mynas are considered talking birds, for their ability to reproduce sounds, including human speech, when in captivity.
"Myna" is derived from the Hindi language mainā which itself is derived from Sanskrit madanā.
Oh, I see. Facts as well?! OK. I've got a reasonably good story about them I read in a book I bought off of eBay for $8.
I'll tell you in a new post
It's about 4 different types of Mynas in Sri Lanka and their.. I'll tell you in a PM
I won't bore anyone else. That's why I've not posted any information or stats on them. I thought people would just get bored and would just like to look at the pictures. P.S.
I didn't see your post until now
30 Jan 2015, 7:36 am
ImAnAspie wrote:
Booyakasha wrote:
He seems to be reluctant to talk about them, so I'll start - taken from wiki:
Quote:
The myna (also known as mynah) is a bird of the starling family (Sturnidae). This is a group of passerine birds which are native to southern Asia, especially India. Several species have been introduced to areas like North America, Australia, South Africa, Fiji and New Zealand, especially the common myna which is often regarded as an invasive species.
Mynas are not a natural group (Zuccon et al. 2006); instead, the term myna is used for any starling in the Indian subcontinent, regardless of their relationships. This range was colonized twice during the evolution of starlings, first by rather ancestral starlings related to the Coleto and Aplonis lineages, and millions of years later by birds related to the common starling and wattled starling's ancestors. These two groups of mynas can be distinguished in the more terrestrial adaptions of the latter, which usually also have less glossy plumage except on the heads and longer tails. The Bali myna which is nearly extinct in the wild is highly distinctive.
Some mynas are considered talking birds, for their ability to reproduce sounds, including human speech, when in captivity.
"Myna" is derived from the Hindi language mainā which itself is derived from Sanskrit madanā.
Mynas are not a natural group (Zuccon et al. 2006); instead, the term myna is used for any starling in the Indian subcontinent, regardless of their relationships. This range was colonized twice during the evolution of starlings, first by rather ancestral starlings related to the Coleto and Aplonis lineages, and millions of years later by birds related to the common starling and wattled starling's ancestors. These two groups of mynas can be distinguished in the more terrestrial adaptions of the latter, which usually also have less glossy plumage except on the heads and longer tails. The Bali myna which is nearly extinct in the wild is highly distinctive.
Some mynas are considered talking birds, for their ability to reproduce sounds, including human speech, when in captivity.
"Myna" is derived from the Hindi language mainā which itself is derived from Sanskrit madanā.
Oh, I see. Facts as well?! OK. I've got a reasonably good story about them I read in a book I bought off of eBay for $8.
I'll tell you in a new post
It's about 4 different types of Mynas in Sri Lanka and their.. I'll tell you in a PM
I won't bore anyone else. That's why I've not posted any information or stats on them. I thought people would just get bored and would just like to look at the pictures. P.S.
I didn't see your post until now
No problem
post in a PM if you'd like, I'm genuinely interested in them, and not much can be found on the webs.p.s. And yes, this thread has reached two pages already!! yay thanks to feyokien as well!
30 Jan 2015, 7:38 am
ImAnAspie wrote:
Campin_Cat wrote:
Those pics are cool! I could LOOK at pretty birds, all DAY----I just don't wanna HEAR them!
I'm terribly sorry, ImAnAspie, that you're having such a rough time in person, right now. Here's hoping things will improve, REAL SOON!!
I'm terribly sorry, ImAnAspie, that you're having such a rough time in person, right now. Here's hoping things will improve, REAL SOON!!
Thank you Campin_Cat. I really appreciate that. I think I'm getting over the worst of it. I'll pull through. I'm a survivor.
It's hard being an Aspie. I tried to explain to my counselor today what it's like to go through life being the way I am. I think she kinda got it and she had some previous knowledge of Asperger's. I told her there are some days I can't go to work because I just can't be around people. I think at first, she thought that was rather weird but I explained that it's not that I don't like people. I just get overwhelmed, stressed, nervous, feel out of place...
Quite often at work, I'll escape to the medical room. It's secluded, cool, dark, I'm all alone, I can stim there. Sometimes at work through the day, I need to be alone and my boss knows this and he knows I've got Asperger's and he lets me escape to the medical room when I need to.
I'm rambling as I usually do. Sorry
I did that as well when I was at the Uni! Would escape to the library...and sometimes even hide in the halls when I was waiting for the lectures....yes, it's hard to be an Aspie in this world.
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30 Jan 2015, 7:46 am
ImAnAspie wrote:
Booyakasha wrote:
yay thanks to feyokien as well!
Yep. I thanked feyokien as well.
I love WP
I've lived alone for around 7 months now (I think) and I love it but I also have you guys and if I didn't have you anymore, I'd miss you all very dearly. I really feel at home here!
Yeah, WP is a dear home to all of us
glad to hear you feel welcome here! I just hope your issues with health will be tackled soon.
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30 Jan 2015, 12:05 pm
Booyakasha wrote:
ImAnAspie wrote:
Booyakasha wrote:
yay thanks to feyokien as well!
Yep. I thanked feyokien as well.
I love WP
I've lived alone for around 7 months now (I think) and I love it but I also have you guys and if I didn't have you anymore, I'd miss you all very dearly. I really feel at home here!
Yeah, WP is a dear home to all of us
glad to hear you feel welcome here! I just hope your issues with health will be tackled soon.I'm sure they will Booyakasha. Thank you
You're a very nice person
30 Jan 2015, 12:19 pm
ImAnAspie wrote:
Booyakasha wrote:
ImAnAspie wrote:
Booyakasha wrote:
yay thanks to feyokien as well!
Yep. I thanked feyokien as well.
I love WP
I've lived alone for around 7 months now (I think) and I love it but I also have you guys and if I didn't have you anymore, I'd miss you all very dearly. I really feel at home here!
Yeah, WP is a dear home to all of us
glad to hear you feel welcome here! I just hope your issues with health will be tackled soon.I'm sure they will Booyakasha. Thank you
You're a very nice person Oh thanks
And so are you!
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01 Feb 2015, 1:02 am
Pest is another word for very well adapted, it's a biologically superior animal in terms of survival. They have the good graces of being considered expendable. They've got a pretty cool colored plumage as well.
Like your interest in the Myna, I have a budding interest in Crows, they're a bird of ill omen and considered pests, but I like them because I was treated like an ill omen and a pest and because they're really intelligent to the point they almost rival apes.
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01 Feb 2015, 1:38 am
Feyokien wrote:
Pest is another word for very well adapted, it's a biologically superior animal in terms of survival. They have the good graces of being considered expendable. They've got a pretty cool colored plumage as well.
Like your interest in the Myna, I have a budding interest in Crows, they're a bird of ill omen and considered pests, but I like them because I was treated like an ill omen and a pest and because they're really intelligent to the point they almost rival apes.
Like your interest in the Myna, I have a budding interest in Crows, they're a bird of ill omen and considered pests, but I like them because I was treated like an ill omen and a pest and because they're really intelligent to the point they almost rival apes.
You meant:
01 Feb 2015, 11:46 am
Three pages! Yay
