Re: Spotting Scope Advice
Hey Greg. I have always been partial to Swarovski. One of the most expensive scopes but I think the quality is worth it. I have an ATS 80 with a 25-50 wide angle zoom eyepiece and it is a pure joy to
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Daniel Bastaja
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Re: Spotting Scope Advice
Good morning Greg,
For starters I¡¯d suggest visiting Markarian Fine Optics on Kingsway: https://markarianfineoptics.ca/
The owner, Harout Markarian, is the former co-owner of Vancouver
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Colin Clasen
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Re: Spotting Scope Advice
Hi Greg .. I have this one. Very impressed with it when I have used it. However, being that I always bring my Canon photo gear, I rarely carry the scope.
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PERRY EDWARDS
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Spotting Scope Advice
Hello,
I'm looking to purchase a spotting scope for birding (shorebirds, raptors,
etc.) and wondering if others may have advice on scopes they like.
Some advice I found
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greg ferguson
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Re: Vortex
I also had excellent service with Swarovski when I damaged them in a fall crossing a creek. Swarovski paid the freight there and back. Very smooth procedure.
My only concern was when they were
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Larry Cowan
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Re: Vortex
It really is refreshing when manufacturers stand by their products like
this and you don't have to stay on terminal hold to try to speak to
someone or have to shout and scream at anybody!
I've had
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Derek Matthews
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Re: Vortex
Zeiss did the same for my broken bins, new pair within a month.Just sayin'..
PAKU (Paul Kusmin, Republic of North Vancouver).
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Paul Kusmin
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Re: Vortex
John¡ great story. So nice to see companies that stand by their product like that. Rare enough these days.
I had a similar experience with my Swarovski EL¡¯s. They were battered and when one side
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Daniel Bastaja
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Vortex
Two months ago I dropped my Vortex Diamondback bins, after bouncing off the curb they wouldn't focus so I sent them back to Vortex Canada. Vortex is famous for offering a lifetime guarantee. The
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John Gordon
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Brydon Lagoon plans cause concern for the "nature" park
Friends of Brydon Lagoon especially those who can attend might want to raise objections (or not) to the idea of an observation deck in the middle of the pond (goodbye mergansers and buffleheads) as
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John Gordon
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VARC Bird Monitoring and Banding Workshops!
The *Vancouver Avian Research Centre* has just posted dates for *Bird Monitoring and Banding Workshops* :
¡¤ *June 5 - 7*
¡¤ *September 11 - 13*
Consisting of both classroom sessions and hands-on
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Derek Matthews
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Re: Caribbean birding trip!
Congrats Derek! 64 lifers on a single trip is fantastic, especially considering how many you and Carol already have on your life list. Nice! I look forward to reading the trip report. :)
Daniel
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Daniel Bastaja
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Re: Bird Nerd stuff :)
Thanks, Keith :)
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Elena Ballam
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Caribbean birding trip!
We have just finished a 3-week trip to three of the Caribbean Islands we haven't visited before: Turks and Caicos, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.
All 5 of our target birds in T&C were tricky
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Derek Matthews
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Re: Bird Nerd stuff :)
Great for gifts and such Elena.
Keith taylor
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pat.mary.taylor
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Bird Nerd stuff :)
Hi bird friends!
I'm not sure if this is allowed, but I figured some might be interested in some bird art. I'm a bird lover and artist, and I've been busy making cards, stickers and pins. I have a
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Elena Ballam
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Re: New birding board game Wingspan
I really like Wingspan! I play a lot of board games and it's the game I
never dreamed would exist - solid gameplay and accurate bird info. All the
birds have 1-3 habitats they can live in (forest,
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Holly Becker
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Re: eBird app
Sometimes re-booting your devices works a charm.
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John Gordon
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eBird app
Hi ALL:
I was wondering if anyone else who has the eBird app is having difficulties since it was updated.? Mine is frozen.
thanks, Marcia
Marcia Mason
Sechelt, BC
mugsycrumble@...
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marcia mason <mugsycrumble@...>
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New birding board game Wingspan
Wingspan is a competitive, medium-weight, card-driven, engine-building
board game from designer Elizabeth Hargrave and Stonemaier Games. It is the
winner of the prestigious 2019 Kennerspiel des Jahres
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terry carr
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