kaipatiki_naturewatch's Identifications

Pair with 2 chicks(majority of the Glenfield population does not raise more than 1(only if hatched within second clutch(january), for reasons unknown all pairs in Auckland destroy their first clutch(november), perhaps for better young survival in second clutch as NZ mynas are said to maintain low genetic diversity(1st brood may be more susceptible to resulting ailments). Clutch observations were exhibited in an elderly pair of Common mynas a neighbour at my previous house in Glenfield named "boss"(i knew him as "scalp" in last few years - male, in reference to his patch of white feathers on forehead(neighbour said a dog maimed his forehead 15 years before disappearance & new feathers grew back white from skin trauma); he became blind in left eye several years before his disappearance & for last 4 years limped in left leg, lost right foot) & sparkle(female, referred to shiny feathers). Both were fed by the resident for 36 years after showing up(initially wary yet warmed up(after several years both allowed her to pet them; would land on her shoulders etc)after frequent feeding. Woman claims they have raised close to 30 chicks over the years. Both disappeared in 2023(boss)& 2024(sparkle). Boss/scalp flew to Eskdale one evening and never came back, while sparkle lasted another year unpaired and surveilllance recorded a feral cat pouncing on her(dispatching) in January 2024(now 6 year tuxedo in another of my obs). Mentioned property now visited by dozens of mynas per day subsequent to the dominant pair's demise(all others are claimed to be their "kids, grandkids & great grandkids so on").