Myna traffic delays: Hilarious moment angry bird attacks motorway camera
Published: 17:42, 29 October 2024 | Updated: 17:58, 29 October 2024
This is the amusing moment a tropical bird was caught checking itself out on a motorway camera in New Zealand[2].
Footage shows the myna landing in front of a camera monitoring a section of the Northern Gateway Toll Road, between Silverdale and Puhoi, on October 21.
The black and yellow-feathered creature opened its beak wide and appeared to squak loudly while peering into the lens.
It briedly disappeared at one point, before returning for a few seconds, and flying away.
This is the amusing moment a bird was caught checking itself out on a motorway camera in New Zealand
Footage shows the myna landing in front of the camera monitoring a section of the Northern Gateway Toll Road, between Silverdale and Puhoi, on October 21
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi said: ‘The myna bird is a pest in New Zealand – it’s aggressive towards our native birds, destroying their nests, eating native fruit, and taking over other birds’ territory, so this definitely wasn’t a welcome cameo on our cameras.
‘We monitor motorways 24 hours a day, seven days a week, though a myna annoyance like this can make the roads a bit tricky to see.
‘Thankfully the myna didn’t stick around long and our bird’s eye view of the road was soon restored.’
In New Zealand, mynas are an introduced species originally from Asia.
They are known for their adaptability to urban and agricultural environments but are considered invasive species due to their aggressive nesting habits that often displace native birds and negatively impact local biodiversity.
Mynas are considered to be talking birds and are capable of reproducing human speech when kept in captivity.
References
- ^ Olivia Christie (www.dailymail.co.uk)
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