Bali Mynah

[guppiecat]

Bali mynah with doctor repellent*

* This is actually ineffective. Doctors are not actually scared of apples**

** Or birds***

*** Well, living birds**** anyway. Some are probably scared of dinosaurs*****, which are a form****** of birds

**** Except cassowaries. I’d imagine many reasonable doctor would be scared of cassowaries*******

***** Okay, the big scary dinosaurs anyway. Micropachycephalosaurus wasn’t very scary at all

****** Technically, birds are a form of dinosaur, but I think you get the point

******* And macaws********

******** ICD 10 W61.12

Originally posted at stories.starmind.org.

Comments

[3rdragon]

The mynah of Bali was a pet of choice
Prized for her beautiful singing voice.
A small white bird with a mask of blue--
Round the island of Bali she flew.

Poaching took its toll and along with that
Clearing forests stole the mynah's habitat.
From thousands their numbers swiftly declined--
Only 40 left in the wild.

She needs room
to spread her wings.
She needs room
to spread her wings.
...

(from http://twoofakind.com/?song_lyrics=room-to-spread-her-wings-2)

[pauamma]

Per Churchill, doctor-repellent works best if your aim is good.

[silkensteel]

I am with them regarding macaws. Any animal with a beak that could rip your thumbs off and a cry like a crowbar scraping down a slate chalkboard is best staying in its natural environment.

On another continent.

Far away from me.