Mynah goes viral for photobombing motorway camera
A motorway camera in New Zealand recently captured an image of a mynah that has tickled many across the Internet.
Landing right in front of the camera while chirping fiercely into the lens, the seemingly angry mynah blocked the view of the motorway for more than 10 seconds.
New Zealand Transport Agency posted a clip of the peculiar encounter on its Facebook page, which has since gone viral with over 360,000 plays.
Source: NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi on Facebook
It caused a ‘mynah’ inconvenience
The footage showed the bird staring dead into the camera after flitting into frame.
It stayed perched in front of the camera for about 11 seconds, occasionally opening its mouth wide in what could be angry chirps.
From the video, the mynah was likely a common mynah, one of Singapore’s native species.
However, the common mynah is an invasive species in New Zealand, and its unwanted pit stop seemingly irked the transport agency.
“Wishing a great week ahead to everyone except this bird brain that needs to mynah its own business,” the caption read.
While annoyed that the bird had blocked them from monitoring traffic conditions, the agency also reassured that the disturbance was a brief one.
Netizens amused
The viral video has attracted the comments of many amused netizens, with many making puns out of the encounter.
“I’m sure it was just a myna [sic] inconvenience,” wrote one Facebook user.
Source: Facebook
Others joked that the bird might have been flirting with the camera, with how insistently it demanded attention from the equipment.
Source: Facebook
The viral video has circulated beyond New Zealand, with media in other countries also reposting photos of the feisty bird.
A netizen in Taiwan left a comment asking the mynah to also block the speed cameras for them.
Source: Facebook
Translation: Please help me block the speed camera too, thank you
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Featured image adapted from NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi on Facebook.
