Wonderful! The only Minah bird I have seen was in a pet shop right by the bus stop when I was catching the bus to school ( yes very many years ago) . As I waited for the bus every morning I could hear the birds loud whistle and then it would start shouting “good morning “ and other things I couldn’t repeat! What a laugh! Very clever birds! He was black though but I suppose he must be related to your Minah bird?
@pamknowler They are unrelated Pam. The origins of the name is reputed to be that their faces with the yellow patch surrounded by black looks like a coal miner at the end of their shift when they removed their goggles.
The noisy part of the name speaks for itself