Heliograph(note to self) (because i can never tell them apart)
Australian #noisyMiner vs Indian #mynah
#birdsofMastodon #introducedPest #straya
"Like the cane toad, the species was brought into Australia to try and control insects. They first arrived in the 1860s to control pests in market gardens in Melbourne”.
“They were then introduced to northern Queensland to try and control pests in sugar plantations.”
The result has been a nightmare for native wildlife, with the mynah species a prolific breeder, seeing each mating pair lay up to 15 eggs per year, overtaking entire towns."
https://www.realestate.com.au/news/council-declares-war-against-terrifying-backyard-invader/
