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BIRD’S EYE VIEW { 13 images } Created 31 Oct 2021

Birds Eye View- Humans Can See Three Primary Colours. Birds Can See Four. What Does An Ultraviolet World Look Like? And Why Did Birds Develop The Colours They Wear Today?
Shot on assignment for New Zealand Geographic Issue: 171 September October 2021.
Read the Feature: https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/birds-eye-view-2/
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  • A live male Tītipounamu also known as a Rifleman fluoresce white where the plumage reflects ultraviolet light: under the eye, on the chest and along the edge of the wing. University of Auckland biologist Kristal Cain and her team are photographing songbirds at Boundary Stream in Hawke’s Bay with an ultraviolet camera in order to investigate how, and why, birds have this type of colouration.<br />
This photograph is created by two cameras shooting in parallel—one documenting ultraviolet (UV) and the other red-green-blue (RGB) light. The final is a blend of the ultraviolet and red-green-blue image—an approximation of how we think birds see, and how birds look to other birds, based on the research conducted so far. <br />
Shot on assignment for New Zealand Geographic Issue: 171 September October 2021.<br />
Read the Feature: https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/birds-eye-view-2/<br />
Photograph Richard Robinson © 2021.<br />
Rights managed image. No Reproduction without prior written permission
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  • A male tītipounamu specimen of a wing at the Auckland War Memorial Museum fluoresce white where the plumage reflects ultraviolet light along the edge of the wing. <br />
This photograph is created by two images captured on a full spectrum camera -one image documenting only ultraviolet (UV) and the other red-green-blue (RGB) light. The final is a blend of the ultraviolet and red-green-blue image—an approximation of how we think birds see, and how birds look to other birds, based on the research conducted so far. <br />
Shot on assignment for New Zealand Geographic Issue: 171 September October 2021.<br />
Read the Feature: https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/birds-eye-view-2/<br />
Photograph Richard Robinson © 2021.<br />
Rights managed image. No Reproduction without prior written permission
    Birds Eye View 02.TIF
  • University of Auckland biologist Kristal Cain and her team catches a Pīwakawaka also known as a Fantail at Boundary Stream in Hawke’s Bay to photograph with an ultraviolet camera in order to investigate how, and why, birds have this type of colouration.<br />
This image is captured on a full spectrum camera capturing Ultraviolet light only.<br />
Shot on assignment for New Zealand Geographic Issue: 171 September October 2021.<br />
Read the Feature: https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/birds-eye-view-2/<br />
Photograph Richard Robinson © 2021.<br />
Rights managed image. No Reproduction without prior written permission.
    Birds Eye View 03.TIF
  • University of Auckland biologist Kristal Cain and her team catches a Pīwakawaka also known as a Fantail at Boundary Stream in Hawke’s Bay to photograph with an ultraviolet camera in order to investigate how, and why, birds have this type of colouration.<br />
This image is captured on a full spectrum camera capturing Ultraviolet light only.<br />
Shot on assignment for New Zealand Geographic Issue: 171 September October 2021.<br />
Read the Feature: https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/birds-eye-view-2/<br />
Photograph Richard Robinson © 2021.<br />
Rights managed image. No Reproduction without prior written permission.
    Birds Eye View 04.TIF
  • At Boundary Stream a Miromiro also known as a Tomtit is photographed with a full spectrum camera capturing <br />
Shot on assignment for New Zealand Geographic Issue: 171 September October 2021.<br />
Read the Feature: https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/birds-eye-view-2/<br />
Photograph Richard Robinson © 2021.<br />
Rights managed image. No Reproduction without prior written permission.
    Birds Eye View 05.TIF
  • At Boundary Stream, a robin also known as a Toutouwa in Māori is photographed alongside a colour swatch, which is used to standardise the colours of the photograph regardless of changing light conditions.<br />
This image is captured on a full spectrum camera capturing Ultraviolet light only.<br />
Shot on assignment for New Zealand Geographic Issue: 171 September October 2021.<br />
Read the Feature: https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/birds-eye-view-2/<br />
Photograph Richard Robinson © 2021.<br />
Rights managed image. No Reproduction without prior written permission.
    Birds Eye View 06.TIF
  • The first photograph taken of a kea specimen using ultraviolet light shows that the underparts of its wings appear even brighter than the orange-red that humans see, while the rest of its body is faintly luminous. Plumage that reflects ultraviolet light, says Kristal Cain, is like a secret channel of communication for birds—one that most mammals, with their three-colour vision, can’t eavesdrop on. <br />
This photograph is created by two images captured on a full spectrum camera -one image documenting only ultraviolet (UV) and the other red-green-blue (RGB) light. The final is a blend of the ultraviolet and red-green-blue image—an approximation of how we think birds see, and how birds look to other birds, based on the research conducted so far. <br />
Shot on assignment for New Zealand Geographic Issue: 171 September October 2021.<br />
Read the Feature: https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/birds-eye-view-2/<br />
Photograph Richard Robinson © 2021.<br />
Rights managed image. No Reproduction without prior written permission.
    Birds Eye View 07.TIF
  • The kākāpō has a splash of white under the eye that is barely noticeable in visible light.<br />
This photograph is created by two images captured on a full spectrum camera -one image documenting only ultraviolet (UV) and the other red-green-blue (RGB) light. The final is a blend of the ultraviolet and red-green-blue image—an approximation of how we think birds see, and how birds look to other birds, based on the research conducted so far.<br />
Shot on assignment for New Zealand Geographic Issue: 171 September October 2021.<br />
Read the Feature: https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/birds-eye-view-2/<br />
Photograph Richard Robinson © 2021.<br />
Rights managed image. No Reproduction without prior written permission.
    Birds Eye View 08.TIF
  • Photographed under ultraviolet light, a male museum specimen Tītipounamu also known as a Rifleman museum fluoresces white where the plumage reflects ultraviolet light: under the eye, on the chest and along the edge of the wing.<br />
This photograph is created by two images captured on a full spectrum camera -one image documenting only ultraviolet (UV) and the other red-green-blue (RGB) light. The final is a blend of the ultraviolet and red-green-blue image—an approximation of how we think birds see, and how birds look to other birds, based on the research conducted so far. Shot on assignment for New Zealand Geographic Issue: 171 September October 2021.<br />
Read the Feature: https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/birds-eye-view-2/<br />
Photograph Richard Robinson © 2021.<br />
Rights managed image. No Reproduction without prior written permission.
    Birds Eye View 09.jpg
  • The wattle and bodacious ruff of the male tūī takes on greater splendour when viewed under UV light.<br />
This photograph is created by two images captured on a full spectrum camera -one image documenting only ultraviolet (UV) and the other red-green-blue (RGB) light. The final is a blend of the ultraviolet and red-green-blue image—an approximation of how we think birds see, and how birds look to other birds, based on the research conducted so far. Shot on assignment for New Zealand Geographic Issue: 171 September October 2021.<br />
Read the Feature: https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/birds-eye-view-2/<br />
Photograph Richard Robinson © 2021.<br />
Rights managed image. No Reproduction without prior written permission.
    Birds Eye View 10.TIF
  • The hihi, or stitchbird sports dazzling white markings that are only visible using a UV camera.<br />
This photograph is created by two images captured on a full spectrum camera -one image documenting only ultraviolet (UV) and the other red-green-blue (RGB) light. The final is a blend of the ultraviolet and red-green-blue image—an approximation of how we think birds see, and how birds look to other birds, based on the research conducted so far.
    Birds Eye View 11.TIF
  • Photographed under UV light, a taxidermied Pīwakawaka also known as a fantail at Auckland Museum displays stripes to rival a zebra. <br />
This photograph is created by two images captured on a full spectrum camera -one image documenting only ultraviolet (UV) and the other red-green-blue (RGB) light. The final is a blend of the ultraviolet and red-green-blue image—an approximation of how we think birds see, and how birds look to other birds, based on the research conducted so far. <br />
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Shot on assignment for New Zealand Geographic Issue: 171 September October 2021.<br />
Read the Feature: https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/birds-eye-view-2/<br />
Photograph Richard Robinson © 2021.<br />
Rights managed image. No Reproduction without prior written permission.
    Birds Eye View 12.TIF
  • Camouflage clearly isn’t on the agenda for a mohua/yellowhead. “This gives us a good idea of what bits we are missing when we see these birds,” says Cain. The next step is to figure out what they’re saying through colour. Are they communicating their health, their dominance, their quality, their parental-care abilities, or something else entirely?<br />
This photograph is created by two images captured on a full spectrum camera -one image documenting only ultraviolet (UV) and the other red-green-blue (RGB) light. The final is a blend of the ultraviolet and red-green-blue image—an approximation of how we think birds see, and how birds look to other birds, based on the research conducted so far. <br />
Shot on assignment for New Zealand Geographic Issue: 171 September October 2021.<br />
Read the Feature: https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/birds-eye-view-2/<br />
Photograph Richard Robinson © 2021.<br />
Rights managed image. No Reproduction without prior written permission.
    Birds Eye View 13.TIF