Red-tail chases Eagle

| October 23, 2008

Observed and Identified with my compact Bushnell binoculars!
What a delight. Details will follow.
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Birding on Vacation

| October 13, 2008

The binoculars I am using are Bushnell compact and the previous post described the most similar contemporary model available.
Mine are as old as these Appalachian hills through which I have been winding my way for days. I am loving the mountains as always and again.
Though the last time I went through the Great Smokies, I [...]

Bird Binoculars for This Fall Trip

| October 9, 2008

Bird Binoculars and bird guides are tops on my list now as I prepare for a short camping trip. I forgot them once and ONLY once ever.
As part of this autumn trip I will take a long drive through some fabulous fall colors in the Great Smoky Mountains and then along the Blue Ridge Drive [...]

Bird Watching Binoculars - Critical Bird Watching Equipment

| October 7, 2008

I ran across this article recently and decided to include it here to share another birder’s perspective on selecting bird binoculars for long term use. I hope you find it valuable. Enjoy.
By Richard Chapo
Avid bird watching enthusiasts often look like pack mules hiking to a gold rush in the west. Bird watching binoculars are [...]

Astronomy For Kids

Albert Wellsom | October 2, 2008

Cost can be a prohibitive factor in many interests but not star gazing when in the beginning it doesn’t have to cost you a cent - so if you are interested, read on. So now you know that it can be achieved without spending any money, but what exactly do you need so that you can conveniently probe what lies in the Universe which surrounds the earth where we live in? Well to start with a start chart is an absolute necessity and this is easily obtainable from a book on astronomy or even astrology. They also come in different formats from very simple ones with a few stars and connecting lines between them to others that look like wheels. Available from planetarium or any observatory, you can get the cheapest of the lot as you only need to get familiar with the brightest star and the rest can be incorporated by yourself.

Odd Bird Words

| October 1, 2008

What if BIRDS could tell us Which Binoculars are best?
What might they say? Hmm.  Perhaps they would NOT say. Instead they would give us something else to think about.
I saw this slide show and could not pass it by.
I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
Of course, you can [...]