Huge thank you to Mark Rankin today. I’ll explain. Birds see light and colours much more vividly than humans into the UVA and UVB ranges produced by natural unfiltered light. For example. We look at a hawk in daylight and we may see a bird of two shades of brown. A hawk however will see reflected blues, reds, purples etcetera. This colour data gives the hawks an idea of the condition and thus bree…ding suitability of a potential mate. If the hawk is in good shape, breeding is much more likely. Also, photo period – the amount of natural daylight time induces breeding condition and behaviour and the annual moult. You can now obtain specialist bulbs that create light with the natural amount of UVA and UVB. Install these via a time switch and you maximize your chance of breeding birds and you speed up a clean quick moult. While I do most jobs required myself, I am not qualified or confident with electrics. Mark is and he installed half of the lights today over the breeding chambers, with the other half planned for next week.
The light quality is fantastic. We’re delighted, so a big big thank you to Mark. Top bloke
The light quality is fantastic. We’re delighted, so a big big thank you to Mark. Top bloke
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