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What Began as a Birding Adventure …

It’s time for the next birding adventure with birding experts Penny Rose and Scott Hoskin: “Skunk!…………….Swimming!” Scott exclaimed. “What?” My partner Scott and I had just completed a six hour arduous but gorgeous journey from Seattle to the heart of Okanogan County. I was sure that the stress of driving the open top Land Rover [...]

The Big Sit – A Birder’s Ultimate Tailgate Party

Administrator’s note: This is the first blog post slated for the new BirderBlog, scheduled to launch soon. If you’ve ever been birding, you’ll appreciate authors Penny Rose and Scott Hoskins’s expertise. Even if you’re new to birding, Penny and Scott are known for getting first-timers hooked on this rewarding pastime. The Big Sit- October, 2009 [...]

Swarovski Binoculars 60th Anniversary Sale

If your in the market for a Swarovski Binocular, now is the time to buy.  Swarovski is offering their 60th Anniversary Sale on Swarovski EL Binoculars and Swarovski SLC Binoculars. Save hundreds on Swarovski binoculars, offer ends December 31st, 2009

Steiner Binoculars 2009 Savings Bonanza

Steiner Binoculars is currently offering a rebate on select Steiner Binoculars from July 1 2009, through December 31st 2009.  Selected binoculars include Steiner 10×44 Peregrine XP Binoculars, the Steiner 7×50 Commander XP Binoculars, and many more.  Shop Steiner Binoculars and download rebate form here.

Swarovski Spotting Scopes Get a New Design

The best spotting scope money can buy just got better.  New for 2009 Swarovski Optik has introduced a brand new version of the infamous Swarovski Spotting Scopes. The former Swarovski ATS and STS models were available in both 65mm and 80mm objective lenses and also your choice of standard definition lenses or HD lenses.  These models [...]

Binoculars for outdoor concerts

Great binoculars for outdoor concerts Over the weekend I attended the George Thorogood and Jonny Lang concert.  It was an outdoor venue and I thought this would be an excellent place to test some binoculars for viewing outdoor concerts.  I only had one parameter to fill, the binoculars needed to be compact,  lightweight and easy [...]

Hidden Gems – Binoculars you should know about.

There are well over 50 brands of binoculars - some with monster advertising budgets and many you may never have heard of.  Big budget advertising allows vendors to put their products in the sights of potential binocular buyers.  As a long time binocular enthusiast who has had the chance to field test hundreds of binoculars, I find there are so many ”hidden gems” [...]