I’m sure you’ve seen the following digiscoping practice in the field. Using a spotting scope, a birder scans terrain and habitat when something of interest grabs his attention. Perhaps it’s a shy Sora that has sauntered into the open from thick marsh grasses, or maybe a beautiful Magnolia Warbler has perched on a [...]
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Barred Owl eating a Mourning Dove
Early on 9/7/09 at Pheasant Branch Conservancy (WI), my birding group happened upon a Barred Owl that was finishing off a Mourning Dove. We were able to identify the food item when it consumed one of the wings (not on the video, unfortunately). Nevertheless, a very cool observation! The video was captured via my Nikon [...]
Swarovski Scope Blowout Sale!
This is a great time to finally own one of the best spotting scopes on the market for digiscoping, and at a price unlikely to ever be seen again. Because they’re being discontinued, prices on Swarovski’s ATS/STS series spotting scopes have been dramatically discounted, both 65mm and 80mm, HD and non-HD models. Only [...]
Kowa Scopes On Sale!
Migration is upon us, with a bonanza of opportunities to view bird species on their way north. Customers drawn by the allure of observing these fleeting visitors are busy shopping for spotting scopes. The Eagle Optics sale on Kowa scopes makes this line of scopes a top choice for value and performance.
Since their introduction to [...]
Swarovski Announces Digiscoping Winners
Swarovski Digiscoper of the Year-
What could be as wonderful as seeing wildlife in person? Most of us would say nothing. But when you can’t travel around the world, I recommend you take in the colors and details of the astoundingly beautiful photographs selected as winners in the 2008 Swarovski Digiscoper of the Year contest. You [...]
So Many Birds, So Little Time
So many birds—
Kate and I returned to Madison late on November 10th from the Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival. The festival was just as great as Ben and Kate had promised me. I arrived home on a birder’s high. It was fun being the new kid on the birding block. Under Kate’s amazing guidance and [...]
Digiscoping With Mike McDowell
At Eagle Optics, we do our best to learn about the products we sell by using them in the field. Recently, my co-worker Christine got a digiscoping lesson from Mike McDowell and came back with great enthusiasm about this exciting method of nature photography. (Song Sparrow photo courtesy of Christine)
So what did Christine learn? Here [...]
Going Green for Big Savings on Nikon
Headlines today often refer to renewable resources or going green. Many of us do our part to conserve and protect the environment by not discarding perfectly good, usable items. Opportunities abound to re-sell or donate products that can still do the job. Nikon has found an excellent way to save money and natural resources by [...]
Swarovski’s Digiscoping Olympics
Have you found yourself staying up late to watch the Olympic games? I certainly found it easy to be enveloped by the human drama and striking images of athletic competition coming from China over the past week. I couldn’t help but experience some of this same wonderment as I reviewed the winning digiscoped photographs from [...]
Savings Without Sacrifice
At Eagle Optics our customers can have their cake and eat it too! Our weekly email special on the factory-refurbished Nikon 60mm Fieldscope spotting scopes offers terrific savings and the sharp, bright performance you expect from Nikon optics. This Fieldscope is packaged with a 20-60x zoom eyepiece or 24x Digiscoping Eyepiece.
When shopping for a spotting [...]
