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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 »
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 »
Our friends at the International Bird Rescue (IBR) have been rescuing and rehabilitating sick, oiled, and injured aquatic birds since 1971. Their good work has saved the lives of thousands of these birds, reflecting the organization’s ideology, “Every Bird Matters.” In the past 20 years, over 5,000 Brown Pelicans have been treated, rehabilitated, [...]
Tags: American Birding Association, Banded Pelican Count, Banded Pelican Sighting Contest, Binoculars, Bird Conservation, bird rescue, Birdwatching, International Bird Rescue (IBR), oiled pelican rescue
Posted on December 17th, 2012 by ncheney in ABA, Atlas Optics, Audubon, Binocular Accessories, Binoculars, Bird Conservation, Birding, Birding Conference, Blog, Digiscoping, Nikon, Optics, Optics terms, Spotting Scopes, Swarovski, Vortex | 2 Comments »
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 »
Why does Eagle Optics have so many helpful and informative videos on our website? Well, we realize buying optics by phone can be a daunting experience. I mean, spending all that money without holding the product and without seeing more than a one-dimensional image of it: yikes! That makes some people nervous. [...]
Tags: Aperture, Binoculars, Cleaning optics, close focus, Digiscoping, diopter adjustment, Eagle Optics, Flashlights, Headlamps, Leica binoculars, magnification, Objective lens size, Spotting Scopes, Surefire, Tripod, Zeiss binoculars
Posted on July 20th, 2012 by ncheney in Binocular Accessories, Binoculars, Birding Videos, Blog, Digiscoping, Eagle Optics, Kowa, Leica, New Products, Optics, Optics definitions, Optics terms, Optics videos, Surefire Flashlights, Swarovski, ThermaCELL, Tripods/Monopods, Vortex, Zeiss | No Comments »
The Zeiss Conquest HD is one of our favorite new binoculars; it delivers superior performance and an outstanding value at just under $1,000. And now, we’d like to deliver one to you, free!
At the end of July, in partnership with Zeiss, Eagle Optics will be giving away two of these excellent binoculars to subscribers [...]
Tags: Binoculars, E-mail contest Giveaway, Eagle Optics, Eagle Optics E-Newsletter, Zeiss binoculars
Posted on July 6th, 2012 by ncheney in ABA, Atlas Optics, Audubon, Binocular Accessories, Binoculars, Binoculars for kids, Birding, Birding Videos, Blog, Digiscoping, Eagle Optics, Hot Deals, Optics, Optics gifts, Optics videos, Spotting Scopes, Swarovski, Trail cameras, Vortex, Zeiss | 11 Comments »
Watch out, world. If the Kasper brothers of Western Springs, Illinois have anything to do with it, the future of birding is in good hands.
Accompanied by their parents, Ed and Kelly, these two young men visited the Eagle Optics store a few weeks ago. At first glance, they resembled any ordinary young store visitors. [...]
Tags: Binoculars, Binoculars for kids, Birding, Birdwatching, Eagle Optics, Spotting Scopes, Vortex Razor HD Spotting Scope
Posted on June 1st, 2012 by ncheney in Blog, Eagle Optics, Optics gifts, Tripods/Monopods, Vortex | No Comments »
