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Noisy Miner

Manorina melanocephala

Notes:

This little bird fell out of its nest.. After I took this photos I picked it up and put it on a tree.. Mum landed on my shoulder and I had the feeling she was happy to have her baby safe. :)

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9 Comments

Christiane
Christiane 10 years ago

Hi Harry3.. I think miners love food in general. Whenever I go and feed the chicken I feed them too. :)

Harry3
Harry3 10 years ago

I have loads of Indian miner birds near my house, for some reason they like cat food

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Great series and story

Christiane
Christiane 11 years ago

I think she knew that the Magpies were already waiting for their change to get the little one. She did not attack me at all..

ShannaB
ShannaB 11 years ago

My husband and I found a baby in a similar situation last week with the two parents attending. Our baby was a little bit bigger than yours - he looked like he wasn't too far off flying, but wasn't quite ready yet. We put him up in a nearby tree. I was amazed that the parents didn't attack us or even make warning calls - normally Noisy Miners are very loud in the presence of a threat. And I can't believe this mum landed on your shoulder! Maybe they know we are just trying to help!

MartinL
MartinL 11 years ago

That's a nice experience Christiane. They often fall from their nest slightly before they can fly successfully (they're called 'runners') and the parents stay nearby to feed them and distract predators.

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

I can't imagine how noisy the babies are when out of nest and hungry !

Jeannette
Jeannette 11 years ago

Nice series :)

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 11 years ago

Terrific series.

Christiane
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Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia

Spotted on Sep 11, 2012
Submitted on Sep 16, 2012

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