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dailyparrots:

A lot of people seem interested in bird UV vision, so here is a small collection of interesting pictures I’ve found, please enjoy!
(Not completely parrot-related, but cool nevertheless)

A bright flash of red seen on the underside of a saw-whet owl’s wing under UV light.
Species: Northern Saw-whet owl (Aegolius acadicus)
(Source)

A peacock, as potentially seen by a peahen.
Species: Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
(Source)

A cockatiel as seen by our eyes, in UV light only, and in tetrachromatic (bird vision).
Species: Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus)
(Source)

Oh my gosh. I wish I had bird vision. They are soooooo much prettier. Ordinary way of looking at peacocks seems boring now!