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When conjuring up the ultimate spring birding getaway, you might want to turn your imagination loose on this idea: Homer, Alaska in mid-May. Picture this: a quaint town nestled in rolling hills, on a sparkling bay lined with glaciers and mountains. Located on the southern edge of the Kenai Penninsula, Homer, besides being stunningly beautiful, [...]
Tags: Alaska birding, American Birding Association, Binoculars, Birding Competition, Birding Festivals, Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival, Wildlife Viewing
Posted on March 28th, 2013 by ncheney in ABA, Binoculars, Binoculars for kids, Bird Conservation, Birding, Birding Festivals, Blog, Digiscoping, Eagle Optics, Optics, Photography, Spotting Scopes, Tripods/Monopods | No Comments »
There is nary a dull moment around here, with many new products being unpacked, inspected, and admired by the Eagle Optics staff. Here is an overview of what has just come in:
Kowa 77mm/88mm 25-60x Zoom Eyepiece This high performance 25-60x wide angle zoom eyepiece has 2 XD lenses and provides you with a [...]
Tags: beginning birder, Binoculars, Birding, Birdwatching, Eagle Optics, High quality optics, Optics gift, Optics warranty, Spotting Scopes, upgrading binoculars
Posted on March 15th, 2013 by ncheney in Binoculars, Binoculars for kids, Birding, Blog, Celestron, Eagle Optics, New Products, Optics, Optics gifts, Zeiss | No Comments »
Thinking of upgrading your current binocular, or purchasing one to give as a gift? Eagle Optics and the American Birding Association have teamed up to make a special offer: buy a binocular from this select list and get a 1-year membership to the ABA (a $45 value) for just $15. The membership is transferable: [...]
Tags: ABA, American Birding Association, beginning birder, Binoculars, Binoculars for kids, Bird Conservation, Birding, Birding Festivals, Birdwatching, Eagle Optics, High quality optics, Leica, swarovski binocuars birds, upgrading binoculars, Wildlife Viewing, Zeiss binoculars
Posted on March 9th, 2013 by ncheney in ABA, Binocular Accessories, Binoculars, Binoculars for kids, Bird Conservation, Bird feeding in winter, Birding Festivals, Blog, Digiscoping, Eagle Optics, Leica, Minox, Optics gifts, Spotting Scopes, Swarovski, Vortex | 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 »
You’ve heard of a birdathon, right? A friendly competition of birding teams that take to the field, counting as many bird species as possible, and raising money for a worthy cause. But what is a Brrrrdathon?
Well, if the competition is held in the Hinterlands in the dead of winter, it’s a Brrrrdathon! The [...]
Tags: Bird Conservation, Birdathon, Birding Competition, Brrrrdathon, David LaPuma, E-Bird, Eagle Optics, Eagle Optics Badger Irruption, Sax-Zim Bog
Posted on December 23rd, 2012 by ncheney in Binoculars, Binoculars for kids, Bird Conservation, Birding, Birding Festivals, Blog, Eagle Optics, Optics, Spotting Scopes | 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 »
An ingenious and fairly simple instrument, a binocular does so much to enhance our enjoyment of the outdoors. But, one binocular can’t be expected to fulfill every need of every user. Can it? I mean, we want our bin to give us the same performance quality when viewing feeders out our back [...]
Tags: Binoculars, Binoculars for kids, Birding, Birdwatching, Eagle Optics, High quality optics, Leica binoculars, Leupold binoculars, Lightweight binoculars, magnification, Objective lens size, Wildlife Viewing, Zeiss binoculars
Posted on October 25th, 2012 by ncheney in Binoculars, Binoculars for kids, Blog, Eagle Optics, Leica, Leupold, Optics, Optics definitions, Optics terms, Vortex, Zeiss | 4 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 »
