The common myna (Acridotheres Tristis) is also known as Indian Myna. Commonly found all over the sub-continent, it is a noisy and aggressive bird, unafraid of humans.
On an electric pole in front of my house, there is a junction box installed by the local cable TV network. Last evening the technicians removed a nest from this junction box and laid it neatly on top of a small hedge in my garden. The Myna will not return to those eggs which are now doomed. Meanwhile, my daughter took some snaps….
Even though we have tried to place the nest with the eggs in some bushes close to the pole, the Myna apparently has no intentions to return. The eggs are doomed….


