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Archive for August, 2014
Athena Update – field report from AZ
At the time of this writing, Athena had cracked 500 species seen in the US and counting. The total as of Friday night was 509 with 2 days to go! In all 32 species have been added thus far in the great state of Arizona as part of the Tucson Bird & Wildlife Festival sponsored [...]
Dispatches From the Field: 2014 Camp Chiricahua
Leica Birding Team member Jennie Duberstein is in the field in southeastern Arizona this week, co-leading Camp Chiricahua with Michael O’Brien and Louise Zemaitis.
My Favorite Binocular – Jennie Duberstein
Leica Birding Team Member Jennie Duberstein talks about why her Ultravid 8x32s are her choice in the field.
2nd ABA Record of Collared Plover in Texas
Living in the Rio Grande Valley has its summertime perks, despite the 105 degree weather, as Tiffany Kersten explains. On August 2nd, Dan Jones found the second ABA record of Collared Plover. Read all about it!
Advancement of the digital point & shoot camera
by Jeff Bouton I remember my very first experiences with a digital point & shoot camera over 15 years ago now. A no name camera without zoom for $99 – “no more film” I thought, “… almost too good to be true.” I was right, it WAS too good to be true. The idea was [...]
They’re not all Gems!… the answers!
The answers of the first Photo Flub Bird ID Challenge should shed some light on the subject and hopefully focus on the finer points of ID. The explanations are meant to aid in ID.
In 2013 you followed the trials and tribulations of a pair of Leica Trinovid 8x42 binoculars passed from hand to hand across the Americas on a “big year” quest to see as many bird species as possible!
In 2014 we have a sleek 7x42 Ultravid HD binocular traveling the globe and soaking in many spectacular sights! Follow along with us vicariously here.
