Gilligallou's Blog — Bird eyesight

Our backyards will soon be a flurry of activity as our feathered friends begin their spring migration. As we begin to welcome back our flocks, we should quickly turn to ensuring the proper precautions are taken care of early. Every year millions of birds are injured or killed due to window strikes and one sure-fire […]  

  Many of us at one point or another have likely heard the unwanted sound of one of our backyard birds hitting one of our windows on our home. While these collisions are not always fatal, many are and the others typically will endure pretty traumatic injuries after an unintended crash. There are three main […]  

As we have recently been publishing articles on how birds can hear and smell, this week we will dive into how well birds can see, and illustrate some interest facts about their eyesight. What is most likely their most important sense, a birds eyesight is essential for not only their day-to-day activities, but for their […]