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Birdwatching Dot Com is about wild birds and the sport of birding. It's for everyone who's interested in bird watching and enjoying nature.


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NEW v6.3 IS FLEDGED!
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BIRD BRAIN 6.3  World Birding Database
for the Mac
Bird Brain

Bird Brain is a birding database for Macintosh computers.

Use Bird Brain to record your sightings and keep your life list, photos, QuickTime movies, notes, and other files.

Bird Brain 6.1You can enter an unlimited amount of information with each record.

Bird Brain makes all kinds of life lists. It creates checklists and target lists for over 200 nations and any US state or Canadian province. Nearly any kind of bird report you can think up, Bird Brain will create.

Version 6.3 is now available, with loads of new features.

Read more about Bird Brain...    Order it

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VANGUARD ENDEAVOR ED BINO

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Vanguard EndeavorWe recently reviewed the Vanguard Endeavor ED 8x42 binocular. We found it to have superior resolution compared to other binoculars in the low-to-mid-price range.

With its hollow bridge and hand-friendly design, it's a winner. Yet it costs only $349.99.

Special $50 rebate (though June 30, 2012).


Read our hands-on review.

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GUEST PHOTO
Anna's Hummingbird by Raymond Ho

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Anna's HummingbirdKilldeer ChickCopyright 2012 Raymond Ho

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Raymond Ho has three Anna's Hummingbirds coming regularly to his feeders. Here is one.

Thank you, Raymond, for permission to share your beautiful photo with visitors to Birdwatching Dot Com.

See past guest photos

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WATCHING THE SECRET LIFE OF BIRDS

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Hawk Eye Nature Cam
Hawk Eye Nature CamTiny infrared video camera for inside a birdouse! Plug cord into TV or computer screen and watch eggs hatch and parents tend their young. A wonderful gadget for a bird lover. Special sale: $64.95

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  OTHER GIFTS FOR BIRDERS

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SpecialsGifts for birdwatchers. Many specials and closeouts on great binoculars. Our pick of the best high-quality bargain spotting scope. Feeders and birdbaths for a backyard bird oasis.

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BIRDING DVDs

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Watching WarblersSee our favorite DVDs about birds

Some are classics, like Watching Warblers, which has been our best-selling bird DVD for several years.

First FlightOthers are new, like award-winning First Flight, a documentary about a black-chinned hummingbird who nested on a clothesline on a porch. Watch the eggs hatch and see the babies develop as the mother feeds them and defends them from a cat.

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 THIS MORNING OUTSIDE
with Diane

Bobolink

In the grassy field, half a dozen male bobolinks are singing like mad. They fly and sing as they fly and then fly back and land where they started.

This Morning Outside IndexSee larger image

Want more?

To see more episodes of This Morning Outside with Diane, click the picture matrix.

 
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 NEW REVIEW BY THE PORTERS

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Mid-priced Binoculars Review
Jan. 2012 Bird Watcher's Digest

We review moderately priced binoculars in the 8x42 size class. All the binoculars are street priced between $200 and $600 and have 8-power eyepieces and 42mm or slightly larger objective lenses.

See our review.

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OTHER OPTICS REVIEWS

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Mid-sized Binoculars Review, by Michael & Diane Porter, from November, 2010, Bird Watcher's Digest, takes a look at 34 8x32 binoculars.

High-end Scopes Round-up, by Michael & Diane Porter, from November, 2009, Bird Watcher's Digest, shares what the best scopes in world are like.

Mid-priced Scopes Round-up, by Michael & Diane Porter, from May, 2009, Bird Watcher's Digest, has hands-on reviews of outstanding values in spotting scopes at moderate prices.none



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ALMOST POCKETABLE NIKON SCOPE

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FROM NIKON

Nikon ScopeWe fell in love with this tiny 50mm spotting scope when we saw it.

It was so bright and sharp bought one ourselves. Diane took it to Guatemala and easily carried it up steep rainforest trails. She had great views of birds through it.

Check it out!

 
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  BIRDING STARTER KIT

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Starter Kit Here are the essentials for a successful start in bird watching. The Birdwatching Starter Kit includes three items.

A decent binocular. A field guide to help you identify the birds you see. And our own DVD, How to Start Watching Birds.

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  INEXPENSIVE GIFT BINOCULAR

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Eagle Optics Energy Binocular
Green EnergyIf you don't wear glasses, you might like one of the Eagle Optics Energy binoculars. These are very small, 8x21 binoculars. They come in silver, blue, green, and yellow. $49.95.

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  BINOCULAR FAVORITES

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Binocular picks for every price
Michael and Diane's favorite binoculars, from the best of the best down to the most economical binoculars with good optics. Many come with free shipping. Updated Nov. 20, 2011.

   

 

   

In the Birdwatching Dot Com store, we offer bird feeders, bird baths, and bird houses. These are things to transform your backyard into an oasis of wildlife for you to enjoy. You'll find squirrel-proof feeders, hummingbird feeders, and various artistic feeders. Get a birdhouse for your wrens, or attract purple martins with purple martin gourds and houses. We have birding videos, birdig software, birding vests, and bird books, as well as tools to learn the songs of birds. And we have binoculars, spotting scopes, and tripods for every need and every budget.

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