Pity of the human race's garbage that this poor Brahminy Myna is using plastic to line its nest hole

It is a tru pity of the human race's garbage and wasteful plastic spewing ways that this poor Brahminy Myna is using plastic (and a Pond Heron's pure white feather!) to line its nest hole in a Jacaranda tree in Delhi.
A Brahminy Myna or Starling makes a nest inside a Barbet's cavity in tree trunk at Wilderness Orchard in Delhi
Brahminy Starling makes a nest inside a Barbet's cavity in tree trunk at Wilderness Orchard in Delhi
The Brahminy Starling is a member of the starling family of birds. They are usually seen in pairs or small flocks in open habitats on the plains of South Asia.
This myna is pale buff creamy with a black cap and a loose crest. The bill is yellow with a bluish base. The iris is pale and there is a bluish patch of skin around the eye. The outer tail feathers have white and the black primaries of the wings do not have any white patches.
Note how they first line the nest hole cavity with Neem leaves. Even birds know of the fungicidal properties of the Neem tree's leaves! This is to protect the eggs and chicks from bacteria, funguses and insects that may infect them.
This Brahminy Myna has taken up an erstwhile Green Barbet's nest hole and plans to nest in this hollow trunk this year. Let's see how the breeding season progress for this Myna couple, as the days warm up even more...
The Brahminy of Black-headed Myna is a less common Myna species that can sometimes be seen around our cities, but it prefers the precincts of trees and fairly wooded areas, and even nests in hollow tree-trunks, accessing the nest holes from the side like Woodpeckers or Barbets.
This bird has a black choti or pony-tail, so it is called a Brahminy Myna or Starling in India!
Brahminy Myna is so-named for the little choti crest at the back of its head, and it is also known as the Black-headed Myna.
Why is this Black-headed or Brahminy Myna using Neem or Azadirachta indica leaves to line its nest? It knows the fungicidal and insecticidal properties of the Neem tree's leaves, way ahead of the human discovery of the same... For the same reason, Indians have kept neem leaves in old books, among clothes and in cupboards, to keep away insects!
Why is this Brahminy Myna using Neem leaves to line its nest? It knows the fungicidal properties!
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