Backyards, meadows, and forests are awash with choirs of birds. Their rousing songs call us to dust off the binocular, head outside, and savor this lively rite of spring. If you have enjoyed a friend’s spotting scope and are hooked on experiencing nature’s intricate details, now is the time to seriously consider buying your own [...]
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Enjoy Pure Pleasure
Backyards, meadows, and forests are awash with choirs of birds. Their rousing songs call us to dust off the binocular, head outside, and savor this lively rite of spring. If you have enjoyed a friend’s spotting scope and are hooked on experiencing nature’s intricate details, now is the time to seriously consider buying your own [...]
New Numbers Keep You Guessing
Hopefully this past Labor Day weekend offered you time to relax and enjoy boating, bird watching and just being outdoors for the last hurrah of summer. At the beginning of the summer I wrote about the many aspects of selecting a tripod set-up. In the few months since I first tackled this subject, Bogen Manfrotto [...]
Summer Sale On An Exceptional ED Scope
Requests for spotting scope information are a daily occurrence for us. When helping our customers make informed choices, we assess their priorities including budget, weight, and type of usage. Another question we commonly ask will be if the customer has the desire to digiscope in the future. With all this information gathered, we can then [...]
Choice Views in a Compact Package
Traveling is at an all time high and the interest in compact sport optics reflects this trend. Some of you have the natural ability to pack light while some of us don’t. Being in the “don’t” category, I am already a big fan of the high end compact binoculars offered by Nikon, Zeiss, Leica, and [...]
Tripod Selection Can Be Tricky
If you are a backyard birder with binoculars always handy, you might also be a gardener who looks for flowers, shrubs or trees to attract birds and butterflies. My gardening focus has turned to this area as I try to add plant species in the flower beds which will attract birds. Books on landscaping for [...]
Outlook for New Optics
Well, it’s winter and it’s February-not exactly two of my favorite things. I always find myself hoping for little signs of spring around this time. So far there are none, with the sub-freezing temperatures and snow that Wisconsin and many around the country are experiencing. However, we are not letting that get us down at [...]
