there you have it, the proto-mirror, it can be a puddle even.

to what extent are the reflections company for the birds?

transition said:

there you have it, the proto-mirror, it can be a puddle even.

to what extent are the reflections company for the birds?

They aren’t actually looking at them.

roughbarked said:

transition said:

there you have it, the proto-mirror, it can be a puddle even.

to what extent are the reflections company for the birds?

They aren’t actually looking at them.

I doubt birds that do anything with water, look into it, can ignore their reflection. Part of positional feedback.

transition said:

roughbarked said:

transition said:

there you have it, the proto-mirror, it can be a puddle even.

to what extent are the reflections company for the birds?

They aren’t actually looking at them.

I doubt birds that do anything with water, look into it, can ignore their reflection. Part of positional feedback.

You do have a point.

roughbarked said:

transition said:

roughbarked said:

They aren’t actually looking at them.

I doubt birds that do anything with water, look into it, can ignore their reflection. Part of positional feedback.

You do have a point.

In this case however, is it fight themselves or the interlopers? or is it all an illusion we wake up to every day?

Nothing like the rearview mirror on a car for example.

roughbarked said:

roughbarked said:

transition said:

I doubt birds that do anything with water, look into it, can ignore their reflection. Part of positional feedback.

You do have a point.

In this case however, is it fight themselves or the interlopers? or is it all an illusion we wake up to every day?

Nothing like the rearview mirror on a car for example.

roughbarked said:

Nothing is always as it seems.

Sometimes it is somewhat mindblowing.

it is all trippy stuff that we deal with on a daily basis, what makes you think the birds don’t?

As with any photograph you record, it is the actual reflecting light off the subject, that you capture.

transition said:

there you have it, the proto-mirror, it can be a puddle even.

to what extent are the reflections company for the birds?

I have on many occasions seen magpie larks attacking their reflections in car mirrors. I have also seen daredevil noisy miners attacking their reflections in the hubcaps of moving cars.

Reflections do act as company for budgerigars.

I expect that the “company” aspect of reflections would be most significant for waterbirds, perhaps the jacana, or wandering albatross, storm petrel, or Canada goose.

For birds such as the herons and egrets, water reflections are both an unwanted pest and a vital resource. They hinder the sighting of prey fish, but are even more a hindrance to the fish.

From under the water, reflections are much stronger.

To what extent are reflections company for fish?

mollwollfumble said:

transition said:

there you have it, the proto-mirror, it can be a puddle even.

to what extent are the reflections company for the birds?

I have on many occasions seen magpie larks attacking their reflections in car mirrors. I have also seen daredevil noisy miners attacking their reflections in the hubcaps of moving cars.

Reflections do act as company for budgerigars.

I expect that the “company” aspect of reflections would be most significant for waterbirds, perhaps the jacana, or wandering albatross, storm petrel, or Canada goose.

For birds such as the herons and egrets, water reflections are both an unwanted pest and a vital resource. They hinder the sighting of prey fish, but are even more a hindrance to the fish.

From under the water, reflections are much stronger.

To what extent are reflections company for fish?

Yes, I’ve seen butcher birds attacking their reflection in car side mirrors.