一齊曬曬吧！Let's Get Tan!

你知道嗎？在陽光下，雀鳥看到比我們更豐富的色彩！

我們怕的紫外線，對雀鳥卻是非常重要。

陽光的用處包括：

• 令皮膚產生維生素D，幫助雀鳥骨骼、喙、羽毛的生長。

• 增強雀鳥的免疫系統。

• 殺死羽毛和皮膚上的細菌（最近發現，陽光甚至能殺死致命的PDD病毒。）

• 甚至減低鳥兒患癌症的機會。

• 預防雀鳥（特別鸚鵡）患上焦慮和抑鬱症。

• 增強雀鳥的視覺能力。

• 自然陽光只能在外面到達。在窗戶旁邊放置鳥籠是不夠的，因為大部份玻璃帶色，會阻擋90％的太陽紫外線，所以不能幫助生產維生素D。

除此之外，太陽下雀鳥可以看清楚另一隻雀鳥的顏色、外表等等，這樣對於佢哋求偶很重要呢！

Birds need to get tan~

Do you know? Birds see richer colors than us under the sun!

• It produces strong bones, beaks, and aids in feather production.

• It builds the immune system.

• It kills germs and bacteria on the feathers and skin (and it has been recently discovered that direct sunlight kills the deadly PDD virus on surfaces.)

• It minimizes the chances of developing certain cancers.

• It reduces anxiety and depression.

• It enhances a bird’s vision.

• Natural sunlight can only be reached outside.

• Case by case, setting your bird’s cage by the window may not be enough. Some glass blocks out 90% of the sun’s UV rays, even screens block out 30%, so there may not be any gain for vitamin D production.（Source: http://www.birdtricks.com/blog/the-importance-of-natural-sunlight-for-your-parrot/）

In addition, birds will be able to see clearly the color, appearance, etc. of another bird under the sun, which is very important for their partnering!