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It is a true pity of the human race's garbage and wasteful plastic spewing ways that this poor Brahminy Myna is using plastic (and a Pond Heron's pure white feather!) to line its nest hole in a Jacaranda tree in Delhi. A Brahminy Myna or Starling makes a nest inside a Barbet's cavity in tree trunk at Wilderness Orchard in Delhi Brahminy Starling makes a nest inside a Barbet's cavity in tree trunk at Wilderness Orchard in Delhi The Brahminy Starling is a member of the starling family of birds. They are usually seen in pairs or small flocks in open habitats on the plains of South Asia. This myna is pale buff creamy with a black cap and a loose crest. The bill is yellow with a bluish base. The iris is pale and there is a bluish patch of skin around the eye. The outer tail feathers have white
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