Ever wonder how sharp-eyed might be that bird on the other end of your pair of expensive binoculars? Here's part of a current interview from the Gary Hull, head of the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory, near "Hawk Hill," on the Marin County Headlands, just north of the Golden Gate Bridge:
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Yes. The sight receptors in the back of their eyes are far more densely packed than ours; their eyesight is 10 times keener. To understand how well they can see, just look through 8X or 10X binoculars. With this eyesight, the raptors are very aware of their environment. They're totally focused.>>
That was published in today's San Francisco Chronicle. Apparently, hawks are BORN with built-in Swarovskis! The GGRO has its own interesting website:
http://www.ggro.org/
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Yes. The sight receptors in the back of their eyes are far more densely packed than ours; their eyesight is 10 times keener. To understand how well they can see, just look through 8X or 10X binoculars. With this eyesight, the raptors are very aware of their environment. They're totally focused.>>
That was published in today's San Francisco Chronicle. Apparently, hawks are BORN with built-in Swarovskis! The GGRO has its own interesting website:
http://www.ggro.org/
