I have been watching two Tiong birds ( Grackle or Hill Myna) that have found home in one very tall dead tree at the park. For more than a month now, they have without fail made it a point to return home daily to their nest in a hole up in the tree between 5 - 6 pm. This schedule is fine with me because during that time I could kill two birds with one stone. This is because their nest is just about 20 meters close by the highest viewing point at Zone I which is my favourite lookout point for the Bintulu sunset. It is my fervent hope that soon , maybe I could see a Tiong chick peep out from the hole in the tree. In the meantime I would like to share some pictures that that tell the story of these two Tiongs.
Grackle or Hill Myna - Tiong in Malay (Gracula religiosa) |
This Tiong just flew out of the nest, which is a hole in the tree. |
Tiong in flight to perch on a branch. |
Tiongs have immense repertoire of notes, some melodious while others are noisy and raucous. |
Tiong peeping out from nest. |
Tiongs more often than not are always in pairs and are popular cage birds because they can be trained to imitate the human speech. |
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