Does your parrot have eyelashes?

[nkrbkr]

I saw a post on Instagram earlier about a parrot with eyelashes. One of my birds doesn’t have them, but the other does. Button (peach-faced lovebird) does not, but Ava (Amazon) has very cute little eyelashes. I am curious now…do your parrots have eyelashes?

 

[GivemeSeedsorgivemeFlesh]

Yes. Adorable tiny delectable eyelashes that I can only see when she's about three mm away.

 

[nkrbkr]

Here are some pics of Ava’s. They’re so hard to see in pictures.

 

[nkrbkr]

Yes. Adorable tiny delectable eyelashes that I can only see when she's about three mm away.

Omg, they must be miniscule!

 

[GivemeSeedsorgivemeFlesh]

Your camera is so clear! Juliette's eye lashes are so small, they almost look like mascara. I wasn't sure I was actually seeing them at first, but I do have awful vision. They are probably a mm or two long.

 

[Macawdamia Nut]

Do rubber eyelashes count?

 

[nkrbkr]

This photo is so derpy…I love it. Lol. You can really see the lashes in this one.

 

[rheashard2]

It took effort. But I finally got a pic of Nameliss eye. I don't see eyelashes.

 

[nkrbkr]

It took effort. But I finally got a pic of Nameliss eye. I don't see eyelashes.View attachment 82824

It’s very cool to see her eye up close. Are CAG’s irises white?

 

[rheashard2]

A light grey or off white-yellow color with a darker ring that you can see moving to open close pupils. Depending upon light her eyes can look light to dark yellow or grey. I can definitely tell if she's upset, excited or happy watching her eyes. That ring moving is interesting. It gets larger and smaller as her pupils expand or contract. It looks voluntary too. It changes as she looks across the room or at something close.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

Parrots have eyelashes! Wow! But only mammals have hair, right? So, are parrot lashes a type of feather?

 

[nkrbkr]

Yes, they are a type of modified feather, like a bristle.

 

[rheashard2]

My daughter saw picture of Nameliss eye I posted. She thought it was a dinosaur eye from a movie poster. She was interested in the movie. I looked again. Then I looked closely again at everyone. The eye colors and camera angles give so many expressions. Aggressive, evaluation, don't touch, I see you, are you prey and more. I agree this group could be extras from Jurassic Park.

 

[OttoVonRuthless316]

Otto did.

 

[BirdyBee]

John does, not so sure about my other lil guy.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

What a beautiful picture!

 

[DonnaBudgie]

Do rubber eyelashes count?

Rubber eyelashes are called wiper blades! A big parrot with big eyes needs wiper blades for sure!

 

[rheashard2]

What a beautiful picture!

I agree such dignity and poshness. My impression is of a sophisticated English gentleman evaluating you before making a response.

 

[Vampiric_Conure]

I've noticed itty-bitty bristles for eyelashes on my cockatiels in the past. No pictures to prove it, tho...