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The Binocular Advisornone

This Morning Outside

by Diane Porter

June 25, 2010
In a grassy field near Birdwatching Dot Com
Fairfield, Iowa

There wasn't much bird activity going on, but the dragonflies were putting on all kinds of show today. I'm just starting to watch dragonflies, and it reminds me of when I first started watching birds. The days when I had a good chance of seeing a life bird whenever I went outside with my binoculars. Now I'm having that kind of fun again, with dragonflies.

This morning I saw my first Halloween Pennant dragonfly. It's a gorgeous creature, with a wonderful golden-orange color. And check out the red eyes!

Halloween Pennant
Photo copyright 2010 Michael and Diane Porter

—Diane Porter

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Dragonfly BookA Field and Finding Guide to Dragonflies of North America.

This book helps to identify the 300-plus species of dragonflies found in the United States and Canada.

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And for a closer look at dragonflies...

If your interest in dragonflies is serious, you might want to get some nice binoculars. Like a Vortex Diamondback.

Vortex DiamondbackIt has good optical quality. Its unusually wide field of view makes it easy to keep a darting dragonfly in sight. And because it focuses as close as 4-1/2 feet, you can study the details up close.

It's waterproof and has a lifetime guarantee. It comes in several sizes, but our favorite is the 8x42 model.

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