Archive for December, 2011

2011: Looking back on a great year!

It was a big year for us at Eagle Optics, with exciting things happening in nearly every area of the business! We’d like to share these highlights:
Staff news and changes:
Our dear Katie Vandegrift left our team and moved on to the higher calling of being a MOTHER. She and Nate welcomed Mara Marie [...]

The Christmas Bird Count Wants You!

Calling all birders! Would you like to be a part of a long-standing tradition, a real census? The annual National Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count (CBC) takes place Dec. 14-Jan. 5. During this time, over a 24-hour period, thousands of citizen scientists throughout the U.S., Canada, and many countries in the Western [...]

Birds & Blooms

Want a chance to win cool prizes?  Go to the Birds & Blooms Magazine Facebook page, hit “Like,” and sign up for the Great Backyard Giveaway.  Now through Dec. 16, prizes will be given away every day to some lucky winners.  On December 7, the prize will be one of 3  Eagle Optics binoculars! We [...]

Here’s what you call the the Whachamacallit on your binocular!

Which is the objective lens? Where is the diopter located? Is it called an eyepiece or an eyecup? Knowledge is power, right? Well, this handy diagram won’t be like a binocular and make you 8x smarter than you were before, but hey, it’s a start. So have at it, and brush up, folks. [...]