Inara Posted January 19, 2014 Posted January 19, 2014 Loved this! So did Inara. She usually only laughs when someone else is laughing, or when she's "closet talking." She was on her play perch near my laptop and she started laughing while this was on, which made Joe and I laugh, which made her keep laughing. You started our day off with a bang!
BaileysPapa Posted January 19, 2014 Posted January 19, 2014 About 30 years ago, I had a Mynah, a larger, different variety, (Greater Indian Hill Mynah), that had been seized in a drug raid. He was a great talker, and had a ring on one leg which enabled me to leash him, and walk outside with him. He always asked to go out when he saw me put on a coat, or walk to the door. Mynahs eat fruit, and need insects in their diet, which makes them have very smelly poop. They are also, like our parrots, very messy, and throw food around, all over the place. He loved to bathe, and was an incorrigible thief. He took anything shiny: keys, buttons, coins, anything. If I could not find my keys, they would always be in his cage. He was full grown when I got him, and I had him for about 10 years before he died. They really can be fun birds. It's a shame that they are not so popular anymore.
GC180 Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 My Mynah (Milo) looks exactly like this. And speaks really well. He also seems to understand what certain words and phrases mean, and when they should be used. They're really underestimated birds.
Timbersmom Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 Post some videos GC! I think Mynahs are fascinating.
Talon Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 That is adorable!! Thank you for brightening up my day!
GC180 Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 (edited) Post some videos GC! I think Mynahs are fascinating. Ok I'll try to get some videos. I did post pics in my introduction but that was some time ago. Edit: http://www.greyforums.net/forums/showthread.php?199612-GC180-s-flock... Edited January 21, 2014 by GC180
judygram Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 Those mynahs are amazing talkers, I always enjoy listening to them chatter.
Parrot Lady Posted January 22, 2014 Author Posted January 22, 2014 I have always heard they are really messy birds but they sound so cute
danmcq Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 Loved this video. It brough back many wonderful memories. We purchased an Greater Indian Hill Mynah from the local pet store in 1971 and had it until it died at 25 years old. It brought a ton of joy to us and our children for all those years. Thanks for sharing this video.
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