Ducks couple in visible, simulated bee vision and IR

[Dr Klaus Schmitt]

Shot at Shoreline Park in Mountain View, CA

Visible and infrared

Visible and simulated bee vision

using a CERCO 94mm quartz fluorite lens + filters

 

[Asher Kelman]

Klaus,

Do we know enough yet to get from the differences you have demonstrated what this might mean to these and other creatures that might fear them or look to them as prey?

Asher

 

[Dr Klaus Schmitt]

Klaus,

Do we know enough yet to get from the differences you have demonstrated what this might mean to these and other creatures that might fear them or look to them as prey?

Asher

This is a question very difficult to answer Asher, as we really know so little about the vision of other species, how they really see it and what it really means to them!