Hill Mynah by danob

Photography • Creatures • posted on Jul 19, 2005

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Description

Hill mynahs once preferred living in hill forests from a range beginning at about 1000 feet and up to 5000 feet and more, but because of deforestation, they now reside beginning at sea level in lowland forests. They prefer areas of high rainfall and humidity and spend most of their lives in trees, inhabiting dense jungle forests. Though most live in trees on the forest edge, some races are found on tea and coffee plantations where there are lots of large flowering shade trees, and in mangroves. What they do When not in flight, instead of the jaunty gait that other starlings and other types of mynahs have, Hill mynahs use a hopping method to move around. In trees, they move from branch to branch with sideways hops. Just before sunset, they become especially active, calling and answering too one another until finally retiring to their sleeping places. Their sounds include shrill whistling, gurgling and screeching noises. Thanks for taking time to look and any comments you care to make

Comments (42)

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Georges_H_Hoens

8:28AM | Wed, 20 July 2005

I love how this beautiful birdshot is helped by the blury/colored background, great art and technic mastering !

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i-popba

11:06AM | Wed, 20 July 2005

Wowwwww..!!!!!! Wonderful shot..!! very impressive my friend...well done..!!

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zaberc

9:38PM | Wed, 20 July 2005

Awesome shot and bird ! Belle image !

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Punaguy

11:49PM | Wed, 20 July 2005

What an exotic looking mynah compared to the plain ones we have here....I'm sure I would out looking for these if we had them here...Nice tight shot Dan! Aloha~

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addiek

6:37AM | Fri, 22 July 2005

a fine bird sir.... mynah's with us sound terrible like 'souls in torment'... hope you get a better sound out of your version.

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YohannR

6:01PM | Fri, 22 July 2005

Very beautifull and interesting bird...!!!!!!

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tizjezzme

8:55PM | Fri, 22 July 2005

Such a beautiful bird .. gorgeously captured.

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nongo

2:07AM | Sat, 23 July 2005

Such a colorful guy!!!!! excellent iamge Danny!!!!

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erskogly

4:36PM | Sat, 23 July 2005

A great shot of this beautiful looking bird. It's very hard to get some decent detail in the feathers of a black bird against a relatively ligh background - but you've done well here.

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Niutek

1:28AM | Tue, 02 August 2005

He's so pretty! :) And what a great pose you've captured. Wonderful work, Danny :)

Pontigary

2:06PM | Sun, 06 November 2005

Your "ornitological" shots are matchless, Dani. That one proves this once again. So crisp, neat, colourful and vivid with excellent DOF and impeccable composiionally. Two thumbs up!

munaza

6:01AM | Sat, 15 April 2006

Incredbile DOF...