When I visited Tanzania with my Dad several months ago, I knew we would be seeing animals. That was a given. Equipped with my Zeiss Victory FL 7×42 binoculars and a Nikon D40 camera, I had flawless views, and as evidenced above, I came home with some really nice photographs. But almost as [...]
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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 [...]
Check off your list at Eagle Optics!
We aim to make your gift giving simple and satisfying, because we believe our customers deserve the best. Eagle Optics promises:
1. Unparalleled selection. As an authorized dealer, Eagle Optics carries most major brands of binoculars and spotting scopes, at competitive prices.
2. Fair, competitive pricing. If you find a lower price on an identical product [...]
Would you like an ABA membership with that?
Thinking of getting or gifting a binocular? Eagle Optics and the American Birding Association are teaming 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: a great gift for yourself or [...]
Bird Feeding in Winter
I don’t need to tell you winter is coming. Whether you welcome it or not, winter will elbow its way in. Fortunately for birders, we can enjoy our hobby in almost any kind of weather, even it’s from a warm chair in front of a big window. In Wisconsin, we have precious [...]
Sandhill Crane family visits Eagle Optics
As a kid, when our family took car trips, my 3 siblings and I always played The Horse and Cow Game. It was a game we devised to keep us amused while the miles rolled away, and it kept my parents sane–at least temporarily. Once the game was declared, we’d scan the landscape with [...]
Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival, Nov. 9-13
The famed Rio Grande Valley, at the southernmost tip of Texas, boasts the biggest concentration of tropical birds in the U.S. Its diverse habitats are home to birds and wildlife seldom seen in one place, and the area is well known to birders around the world. If you’ve never been there, it might [...]
The ABA’s Birders’ Exchange: Optics for a cause
As our migrating birds begin their journey to their wintering grounds to the south, I wonder: how many of us know where they go, and who will appreciate them when they get there? A large percentage of the songbirds we love are heading for Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. And [...]
Mosquitoes Not Invited!
Summers are too short and outdoor gatherings too precious to let mosquitoes and biting flies spoil the fun. Set up your ThermaCELL portable appliance or lantern in the yard or boat, and you’ll enjoy hours of bug-free time with friends and family.
If you’re like us, you aren’t fond of slathering insect repellent on our skin [...]
