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The Binocular Advisornone

This Morning Outside

by Diane Porter

August 1, 2010
In the woods at Birdwatching Dot Com
Fairfield, Iowa

Subtly the season shifts. Wild plums ripen. Birds watch for the coming feast.

Wild Plums
Photo copyright 2010 Michael and Diane Porter

Brown ThrasherBrown thrasher is among the birds who love the fruits of late summer.

When the wild plums are fully ripe, the birds will be all over them. Catbirds, robins, cedar waxwings, bluebirds, and grosbeaks also love fruit in season.

—Diane Porter

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Name that bird!

NGS Field GuideA field guide (bird book) will help you to recognize the birds that share your life.

One that we like a lot is the National Geographic Guide to Birds of North America, Fifth Edition. It covers all the birds in North America, and the illustrations are beautiful.

And for a closer look at birds...

If your interest in birds is serious, you might want to get a better binocular. Like a Vortex Diamondback.

Vortex DiamondbackIt has good optical quality and an extremely wide field of view. It's waterproof and has a lifetime guarantee.

It comes in several sizes. We recommend the 8x42 model.

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