Azzie Posted May 1, 2009 Posted May 1, 2009 I gave Cleo a bath in the kitchen sink today, and noticed when her chest feathers were wet they were a distinct violet colour. Not just a purply hue, a definite purple colour, but only when wet. Does anyone else's AG have this? I managed to take a picture of it which I'll post if people want to see.
judygram Posted May 1, 2009 Posted May 1, 2009 I want to see and I know others would too, please post a pic of it.
Eckobird Posted May 1, 2009 Posted May 1, 2009 When I give Ecko a bath I notice his chest feathers turn a different color too, only when wet though. Post the pic so I can see if its the same.
Mollysmum Posted May 1, 2009 Posted May 1, 2009 Malis in a certain light have a purpley bluey tinge to his chets feathers and when he is wet also.
GorgASS Posted May 1, 2009 Posted May 1, 2009 so does willis! it's all the time tho. he doesn't have to be wet, but it's most noticeable when he is, or when he's in just the right light...yes post the pic so i can see if it's the same thing!
Tycos_mom Posted May 2, 2009 Posted May 2, 2009 OOOW I'd love to see a purple Grey post the picture please.
Azzie Posted May 2, 2009 Author Posted May 2, 2009 Pic of the wet purple feathers: Sorry about the poor quality. I wanted to get a close up and Cleo wasn't sitting still.
Luvparrots Posted May 2, 2009 Posted May 2, 2009 Azzie, it sure looks purple! Very interesting!!! I'll have to check my grey out next time I bathe her!! Thanks for sharing!!!
judygram Posted May 2, 2009 Posted May 2, 2009 I've never noticed that on Josey, interesting looking though.
SamsDad Posted May 2, 2009 Posted May 2, 2009 Oh no, I'm sorry to inform you that Cleo isn't an African Grey... she's an African PURPLE! Sorry, couldn't resist a little sillyness. :laugh: Tom
judygram Posted May 2, 2009 Posted May 2, 2009 SamsDad wrote: Oh no, I'm sorry to inform you that Cleo isn't an African Grey... she's an African PURPLE! Sorry, couldn't resist a little sillyness. :laugh: Tom Thats a good one Tom but it only applies when they are wet, thanks for the laugh!!:laugh:
Kaedyn Posted May 2, 2009 Posted May 2, 2009 You'll see that a lot with your birds, but it's easy to overlook. I see it myself mostly when they are wet. but also in some photographs. It's caused by many things, from pigments to light scattering effects due to feather structure. I'm sure everyone here will swear that they've seen a green parrot before, but there is actually no such green pigment in the parrot world. A combination of these pigments and the structure of their feathers is what contributes to the colors we see. It's caused by something called the Tyndall Effect, which is a scattering of light. See this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyndall_effect And you thought your grey was really grey? Our parrots resulting colors--the way we see them--comes from variations of red and yellow pigments, darkening melanin pigments, and feather structure. And all this doesn't include the fact that our parrots can see in the ultra-violet spectrum. So who knows how they look to each other when out in the sunshine. Wouldn't it be cool if we could see the world the way they do?
Azzie Posted May 3, 2009 Author Posted May 3, 2009 That link was interesting, even though I didn't understand a lot of it. Thank you for your explanation!
Eckobird Posted May 3, 2009 Posted May 3, 2009 Ecko's feathers look exactly like that when they are wet!
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