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Bank Myna

Acridotheres ginginianus

Description:

These Mynas have a brick red bare skin behind the eye . It is greyer on the underside and in this and in the presence of a slight tuft of feathers bears some resemblance to the Jungle Myna. The name is derived from their habit of nesting almost exclusively in the earthen banks of rivers where they excavate holes and breed in large colonies.

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39 Comments (1–25)

Atul
Atul 10 years ago

Lol thanks Mark ..... :)

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Great snap Atul. That hole must lead into the Bank... they've got their masks on for the job.

Atul
Atul 11 years ago

Thanks Backyardphotographer99!! in fact they were waiting just for me to photograph them !!

Caleb Steindel
Caleb Steindel 11 years ago

they popped out at just the right time!! nice spot atul.

Atul
Atul 11 years ago

Thanks Ashish !

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

Nice capture... These Mynas are very brave and reach very close to Human civil areas. I find them walking between my steps during my journey in North India.

Atul
Atul 11 years ago

Thank you so much all for the wonderful comments :)

DonnaBollenbach
DonnaBollenbach 11 years ago

I have always loved Myna Birds. These are very pretty with their red faces and beaks.

Josh Asel
Josh Asel 11 years ago

congrats Atul! another one.

Tom15
Tom15 11 years ago

Congratulations on SOTD with this great shot!

Jolly Ibañez
Jolly Ibañez 11 years ago

Congratulations Atul

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

What a spectacular and stunning spotting, Atul! Congratulations on Spotting of the day!

Great capture Atul,beautiful photo,congrats on the SOTD and thanks for sharing

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

Congratulations Pal wonderful spot and shot:)

Fyn  Kynd
Fyn Kynd 11 years ago

Awesome spotting, congratulations Atul! Nicely captured!

Carol Snow Milne
Carol Snow Milne 11 years ago

Oh wow! Atul, great shot! Wonderful spot! Congratulations!

KrantiAzad
KrantiAzad 11 years ago

Nice and congrats Atul !

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 11 years ago

Fantastic shot in every way, Atul. A well deserved SOTD. Congratulations !

Atul
Atul 11 years ago

Thank you so much Yogesh ,Sachin bhai ,Arun ,Scott and Satyen !

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 11 years ago

Congratulations Atul!

Arun
Arun 11 years ago

nice spotting , Cngrts !!

YogeshSave
YogeshSave 11 years ago

Congrats sir!!!

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 11 years ago

Congratulations on your SoTD, Atul!

Wild Things
Wild Things 11 years ago

Super spotting! Congrats!

Atul
Atul 11 years ago

Ha Ha ...thanks Hema :) .... I am a bird lover first :)

Atul
Spotted by
Atul

Maharashtra, India

Spotted on Feb 26, 2013
Submitted on Mar 5, 2013

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