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Fw: Kookaburra eyes

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Bill this should be a super thin membrane that passes over the eye if I am
correct on this one. Although it should show it only 1/2 covered in some
photos?

On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 8:08 PM, Bill Stent < billstent@gmail.com> wrote:

> I was wandering around Banyule Swamp this morning when I found a
> Kookaburra.
>
> Taking some photos I noticed that when the bird’s head was turned at a
> particular angle the eyes looked clouded, but on a different angle they
> appeared clear (see attached photos).
>
> Does anyone know what this is? Is it an optical thing, related to the
> efficiency of the eyes, or something else?
>
> Bill
>


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