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In my area noisy miner birds are common, and this is one i got a photo of recently.

I hope small watermarks are ok, and can repost without if its a problem.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Like most Australian things, it was named after it's loose resemblance to a bird somewhere else in the world.

It's actually a species of honeyeater, and probably one of the biggest pricks in the country to any other bird.