Yes, opening, like the dark purple iris in the garden.

Young birds also have dark brown irises, which will change to a rust or orange with age.

His eyes were red with burst capillaries around their dark irises.

The huge flecked eyes with their dark irises snapped open.

Also distinguishing the females are a dark iris and the lower back is a light blue colour.

A big bloodshot eye with a dark green iris was looking at him through the floor hatch's inspection window.

In the bedroom lights I could see little segments of dark blue iris where the lids were not quite closed.

It has a black curved bill, black feet, dark brown iris and yellow mouth.

The champagne lights in the dark irises were blurred by tears.

Her eyes were big, with large pupils that covered half her dark green irises.