The Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s website has an excellent selection of YouTube videos you can view free online! Most are 2-5 minutes long, and well worth watching for the interesting subject matter and beautiful camera work. Videos are divided into headings such as Voices, Through the Lens, How Nature Works, Birding By Ear, [...]
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Midwest Birding Symposium, Sept. 15-18, 2011
This fall, discover a premier birding experience in America’s heartland! One of the largest and most comprehensive birding festivals of the year, the Midwest Birding Symposium (MBS) offers a weekend of birding, learning, and camaraderie sure to create memories to last a lifetime. This year, the setting is the picturesque, historic Chautauqua community of Lakeside, [...]
Welcome to Binoculars 101
We invite you to visit Binoculars 101 with all your optics questions! The website has been completely revamped, and touches on every aspect of optics: from optics definitions, choosing a binocular, informative videos, and much more! Sharpen your optics knowledge by letting Binoculars 101 be your personal optics resource. But, don’t keep it all [...]
The River, My Binoculars, and Me
Like many recreational kayakers, I always bring my binoculars along on the river. Southwest Wisconsin has many rivers to choose from, and I have a few favorites within an hour’s drive of my front door that offer up enjoyable half-day paddling opportunities. Last weekend, a group of us did a 12-mile section of [...]
Kids + Binoculars x Possibilities= A Lifetime of Unlimited FUN!
When I see a kid looking through binoculars for the first time, I see a whole new world opening up to that child. Combine a child’s natural curiosity with the breadth and depth of what Mother Nature has to offer, and the possibilities are nearly endless! Who wouldn’t want to help facilitate such [...]
It Seems (a little) Like Spring!
Winter is slowly loosening its grip on Wisconsin. This year, we’ve had to wait longer than usual, it seems, rescheduling outdoor events, refraining from packing away winter clothes, and hastening out with binoculars to birdwatch and get our hands in the soil between raindrops and wind blasts.
Thankfully, the migrating birds arrive like clockwork, year [...]
Creating Your Own Bird Sanctuary
When it comes to bird watching, some of us need look no further than our own back yard. Sure, it’s great to attend birding festivals, travel to exotic birding destinations, and head to the nearest marsh or conservancy to observe our feathered friends. But with a little thought and planning, you can make [...]
ABA: Advocating for Birds and Birders Alike
Birders: who’s got your back? The ABA does! The American Birding Association (ABA) is a non-profit organization that supports, inspires, and empowers recreational birdwatchers by providing leadership and helping to increase birders’ knowledge and skills. As described in their Mission Statement, the ABA helps to further the enjoyment of birding through publications, [...]
Big White Fun
Not long after friends told us American White Pelicans had been gathering on Lake Wisconsin for the past few days, Dad and I made the half-hour drive to Okee. I brought a camera: I’ve always been a big fan of pelicans.
The winding two-lane county highway that afforded a view of the flock [...]
Why buy the best? Well, why not?
Whether you’re a veteran birder or a beginner shopping for your first binocular, there are some things you ought to know about high-end binoculars. I’m talking about the select few European brands (Swarovski, Leica, and Zeiss) whose reputations for quality and craftsmanship have kept them at the top of the heap in terms of performance [...]
