Today’s binoculars are pleasingly streamlined, user-friendly, and with their often rubber-armored bodies, are more durable than ever. With waterproofing being standard on most models, it’s easy to take them along without a second thought, no matter what the weather. Yet if you’re confused as to which is the eyepiece which is the eyecup, here’s [...]
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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 [...]
Here’s what you call the the Whachamacallit on your binocular!
Which is the objective lens? Where is the diopter located? Is it called an eyepiece or an eyecup? Knowledge is power, right? Well, this handy diagram won’t be like a binocular and make you 8x smarter than you were before, but hey, it’s a start. So have at it, and brush up, folks. [...]
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 [...]
Out of Africa (but I want to go back!)
A year ago, I had the great fortune to spend two weeks in Africa with my dad. We went on a overland journey, or safari, in Tanzania. Was it a trip of a lifetime? Well, yes it was, so far! I’m determined to return to Africa in this lifetime. The memories: [...]
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 [...]
Bring Up Baby (Monarchs)
My friend Tammi rears Monarchs. Her hobby of collecting the eggs, caring for the caterpillars, and releasing Monarch butterflies has grown to the point that this summer she tagged and released 178 of them! So in early August, when I found a tiny Monarch caterpillar on a milkweed plant in my garden, I [...]
