Golden Eagle Odyssey in the Midwest
[caption id="attachment_5849" align="aligncenter" width="442" caption="Photo: US Fish & Wildlife Service"][/caption]Part of learning about Golden Eagles on your first guided trip is,...
View ArticleNew! American Birding Expo: Oct. 2-4, 2015
When it comes to birding, as you may know, the British are a good bit ahead of us here in the U.S. The percentage of the population that considers themselves avid birders is significantly higher than...
View ArticleOne May field trip: two of the rarest Wisconsin birds!
[caption id="attachment_5912" align="aligncenter" width="491" caption="Photo by Dale Bonk"][/caption]The Kirtland's Warbler and the Whooping Crane will be the focus of this 2nd annual, mid-May event...
View ArticleEagle Optics/Swarovski Costa Rica Trip!
[caption id="attachment_5977" align="aligncenter" width="358" caption="Red-Legged Honeycreeper photo by Clay Taylor"][/caption]In early March, I spent a glorious week in Costa Rica, and I hardly know...
View ArticleBirding Trips with Eagle Optics!
[caption id="attachment_6100" align="aligncenter" width="441" caption="EO's Kate Fitzmier co-lead our 2015 Belize tour in March."][/caption]You know Eagle Optics as birding optics headquarters, right?...
View ArticleA Pep Talk for Low-Magnification Binoculars
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,...
View ArticleBinoculars for Beginning Birders
Just because you’re a beginning birder doesn’t mean you don’t deserve a good quality binocular. In fact, when you think about it, beginning birders benefit more from good quality glass. Why? Because...
View ArticleThe Goose on top of the Barn
Less than a mile from my home is a towering chimney rock formation called Donald Rock, named for a family who first settled in the area nearly 200 years ago. I remember there being a wayside on the...
View ArticleSee You on the Road This Fall!
We know all of you can't come to visit the Eagle Optics store in Middleton, Wisconsin. Therefore, we make an effort (quite a large effort) to hit the road and bring binoculars, scopes, and tripods to...
View ArticleWalking with a Porcupine
Author's note: I'm re-posting a favorite story from June, 2012. Hope you enjoy! ~NinaEarlier this summer, I was visiting Toft Point Natural Area, near Bailey's Harbor in Door County, Wisconsin....
View ArticleSurefire Saint Minimus: Giftus Maximus
As a member of the Eagle Optics sales staff, I get my hands on all sorts of fabulous optics. Naturally, as part of assisting our customers, all of us handle, evaluate, and compare optics on a daily...
View ArticleBinocular Anatomy 101
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...
View ArticleMosquitoes Not Invited!
Summers are too short and outdoor gatherings too precious to let mosquitoes and biting flies spoil the fun. Set up your ThermaCELL portable appliance or lantern in the yard or boat, and you'll enjoy...
View ArticleSwarovski EL Swarovision on Sale!
Starting today, July 1, Swarovski is offering sale prices on all sizes of the world-class EL Swarovision line.You can save up to $280.00 depending on the model. Sale prices are as follows:Swarovski EL...
View ArticleRio Grande Valley Birding Festival Nov. 4-8, 2015
The famed Rio Grande Valley, at the southernmost tip of Texas, boasts the largest concentration of tropical birds in the U.S. Its diverse habitats are home to birds and wildlife seldom seen in one...
View ArticleNEW VIDEO: Optical Quality 101
If there's one thing our customers struggle to understand, it's why one binocular costs $100 and one costs $500, but on paper--they look exactly the same. Why shell out the extra bucks, many wonder. Is...
View ArticleRecalling Shorebirding off Cape Cod
(Reprinted from Sept. 2013)I had the opportunity to travel to Swarovski's U.S. headquarters in Warwick, Rhode Island earlier this summer. After a day of meetings with several other birding bloggers...
View ArticleMidwest Birding Symposium, Sept. 10-13, 2015
Registration has begun for the 2015 Midwest Birding Symposium (MBS) in beautiful Bay City, Michigan. It's a jam-packed week of speakers, activities, and of course, birding! Clear your calendar,...
View ArticleThe New Family of EL Binoculars from Swarovski
We didn't think the Swarovision EL Binocular could get any better. But, this just out: our friends at Swarovski have made some wonderful improvements to the EL family of binoculars! Read the press...
View ArticleLight and dependable: Swarovski's CT Travel Carbon Tripod with DH 101 Head
When planning an outdoor adventure, we concern ourselves with variables: timing, destination, equipment, and everything in between. We scour the weather forecast. Make a checklist. Add this sweet...
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