question abouta bird vision

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oconnore51
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question abouta bird vision

I have a question, are these birds (for eg) looking at each other, or off to the sides, or does there vision encompass both directions.

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HelloBirdy
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It would depend on the brd and the positioning of their eyes- being on the sides I expect they would have a much wider field of vision than us. You can see both eyes in a front-on shot so they should be able to see directly in front and a significant way around behind them but not all the way

Ryu
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oconnore51
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Yes that makes a lot of sense, thank you Ryu.

elizabeth

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Birds vision is more developed in many ways than humans, and they see the world different to us  ... http://www.audubon.org/magazine/may-june-2013/what-makes-bird-vision-so-cool

oconnore51
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That is a great article, clear and interesting and well written, thank you.

elizabeth

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