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Click the poster! It will link you to the Visitors Guide for one of the biggest, bestest spring birding festivals in the U.S. Don’t miss northern Ohio’s BIGGEST WEEK IN AMERICAN BIRDING!
Nina Cheney
Eagle Optics Staff
Binoculars: Bring them. See what they bring you.
Tags: Add new tag, Biggest Week in American Birding, Biggest Week in American Birding Visitor Guide, bird festivals, birdng in Ohio, Birdwatching, spring bird migration
Posted on April 4th, 2013 by ncheney in Atlas Optics, Audubon, Binocular Accessories, Binoculars, Bird Conservation, Birding, Birding Conference, Birding Festivals, Blog, Digiscoping, Eagle Optics, Nikon, Optics, Spotting Scopes, Swarovski | No Comments »
As we swing in to spring, some Eagle Optics optics gurus are packing their bags and traveling to birding festivals around the country. We always bring plenty of gear–binoculars and spotting scopes in a variety of major brands–for you to try and compare. Tripods, too!
Is this your year to take your birding to the [...]
Tags: Binoculars, Birding, Birding Festivals, Birdwatching, Eagle Optics, education programs, High quality optics, Spotting Scopes, Tripod, upgrading binoculars, Wildlife Viewing
Posted on February 14th, 2013 by ncheney in ABA, Atlas Optics, Audubon, Binoculars, Binoculars for kids, Bird Conservation, Bird feeding in winter, Birding, Birding Conference, Birding Festivals, Birding Optics & Gear Expo, Birding Podcast, Birding Videos, Blog, Butterfly viewing, Digiscoping, Eagle Optics, Nikon, Optics, Photography, Spotting Scopes, Swarovski, Vortex | 3 Comments »
This upcoming FREE event in Columbus, Ohio on March 23 & 24, 2013 could easily be nicknamed “Optics Lover’s Paradise.” Birders from all over the country will be, er, flocking to this expo to pick out a new binocular or scope, just in time for spring migration.
Sponsored by Bird Watcher’s Digest and Eagle Optics, [...]
Tags: Binoculars, Binoculars for kids, Bird Watcher's Digest, Birding Optics & Gear Expo, Columbus Ohio, Eagle Optics, Optics gift, Sport Optics, Spotting Scopes, The Grange Insurance Audubon Center, Tripod, upgrading binoculars, Waterproof binoculars
Posted on February 2nd, 2013 by ncheney in ABA, Audubon, Binocular Accessories, Binoculars, Binoculars for kids, Bird Conservation, Birding Optics & Gear Expo, Blog, Celestron, Digiscoping, Digiscoping adapters, Digital photo adapters, Eagle Optics, Kowa, Leica, Manfrotto, Minox, Monoculars, New Products, Nikon, Optics, Rangefinders, Spotting Scopes, Swarovski, Vanguard, Vortex, Zeiss | 1 Comment »
Swarovski binocular owners: if you have an older, working condition 42 mm or 50 mm Swarovski EL or 42 mm non-HD SLC binocular, the good folks at Swarovski have a fantastic program in place for you.
Ever thought of upgrading to a new Swarovision or SLC HD binocular? Not sure you can part with the cash? [...]
Tags: swarovski binocuars, Swarovski Trade-In Program, upgrading binoculars
Posted on February 2nd, 2013 by ncheney in ABA, Atlas Optics, Audubon, Binocular Accessories, Binoculars, Binoculars for kids, Bird Conservation, Bird feeding in winter, Birding, Blog, Digiscoping, Nikon, Optics, Spotting Scopes, Swarovski, Vortex | No Comments »
Today in southern Wisconsin, close to 20″ of snow fell. Deemed a Snow Day by our beloved boss at Eagle Optics, it was a day to revel in the snowfall and dote on my resident birds. As soon as daylight broke, the birds were here, in abundance. My first job was to shovel [...]
Tags: Birding, Birds in blizzard, Birdwatching, Eagle Optics, Wildlife Viewing
Posted on December 20th, 2012 by ncheney in ABA, Atlas Optics, Audubon, Binocular Accessories, Binoculars, Binoculars for kids, Bird feeding in winter, Blog, Digiscoping, Eagle Optics, Nikon, Swarovski, Vortex | 1 Comment »
Our friends at the International Bird Rescue (IBR) have been rescuing and rehabilitating sick, oiled, and injured aquatic birds since 1971. Their good work has saved the lives of thousands of these birds, reflecting the organization’s ideology, “Every Bird Matters.” In the past 20 years, over 5,000 Brown Pelicans have been treated, rehabilitated, [...]
Tags: American Birding Association, Banded Pelican Count, Banded Pelican Sighting Contest, Binoculars, Bird Conservation, bird rescue, Birdwatching, International Bird Rescue (IBR), oiled pelican rescue
Posted on December 17th, 2012 by ncheney in ABA, Atlas Optics, Audubon, Binocular Accessories, Binoculars, Bird Conservation, Birding, Birding Conference, Blog, Digiscoping, Nikon, Optics, Optics terms, Spotting Scopes, Swarovski, Vortex | 2 Comments »
Here’s a fabulous way to feed your curiosity about birds and birding: a podcast, or online radio show, called This Birding Life. Being in the optics business naturally aligns us with the birding industry, so Ben, illustrious manager here at Eagle Optics, recently starred in a podcast entitled “Optics-Buying Advice with Ben Lizdas.” This Birding [...]
Tags: beginning birder, Binoculars, Birding, Birdwatcher's Digest, Birdwatching, Eagle Optics, High quality optics, This Birding Life Podcast
Posted on November 2nd, 2012 by ncheney in Atlas Optics, Audubon, Binocular Accessories, Binoculars, Birding, Birding Podcast, Blog, Digiscoping, Eagle Optics, Optics, Spotting Scopes, Swarovski | No Comments »
As birders, when we lift our binoculars, we enter a technicolor world of American Goldfinches, Roseate Spoonbills, Blue Jays, and Painted Buntings. What colors do we see when the bins are hanging on our necks and we take a look at ourselves as a collective? The answer is almost always whiter shades of pale.
Birding [...]
Tags: Binoculars, Bird Conservation, Birding, Birdwatching, Eagle Optics, Fledging Birders Institute, Landscaping for birds, Preventing window strikes, Shade-grown coffee, Wildlife Viewing
Posted on August 31st, 2012 by ncheney in Audubon, Binocular Accessories, Binoculars, Binoculars for kids, Bird Conservation, Birding, Birding Conference, Blog, Butterfly conservation, Butterfly viewing, Digiscoping, Eagle Optics, Optics, Spotting Scopes, Swarovski | 1 Comment »
On the hottest of days in my part of Wisconsin, there is only one place to go. It’s a secret place in the Baraboo Hills, known only to locals. A stunning gorge a few hundred yards long that starts and ends with a meandering stream. In between, spectacular moss-lined cliffs, shallow pools and [...]
Tags: Binoculars, Birding, Birdwatching, Wildlife Viewing
Posted on August 1st, 2012 by ncheney in ABA, Atlas Optics, Audubon, Binoculars, Birding, Blog, Digiscoping, Eagle Optics, Optics, Photography, Spotting Scopes, Swarovski | No Comments »
The Zeiss Conquest HD is one of our favorite new binoculars; it delivers superior performance and an outstanding value at just under $1,000. And now, we’d like to deliver one to you, free!
At the end of July, in partnership with Zeiss, Eagle Optics will be giving away two of these excellent binoculars to subscribers [...]
Tags: Binoculars, E-mail contest Giveaway, Eagle Optics, Eagle Optics E-Newsletter, Zeiss binoculars
Posted on July 6th, 2012 by ncheney in ABA, Atlas Optics, Audubon, Binocular Accessories, Binoculars, Binoculars for kids, Birding, Birding Videos, Blog, Digiscoping, Eagle Optics, Hot Deals, Optics, Optics gifts, Optics videos, Spotting Scopes, Swarovski, Trail cameras, Vortex, Zeiss | 11 Comments »