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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.
 SOLAR SPA BIRDBATH
No cords! No hoses!
Birds absolutely cannot resist water falling into water. That's why we've been waiting forever for a good-looking pedestal birdbath with a solar-powered water feature.
This elegant Solar Spa Birdbath has a substantial pedestal, which supports a nice big basin. It looks like carved natural stone (though it's really cast stone and resin). We love it!
 We enjoy sharing the lore of birding in a free e-newsletter about birds and birding. For a sample, click the miniature at right to see the September, 2008, issue.
Please feel free to subscribe. Or see some back issues.
We hope you'll find some good ideas here to help you have fun watching birds. Birdwatching is your lifetime ticket to the theater of nature. |
 Vortex
binoculars.
We're impressed! Vortex makes good optics, in the same factories as big-name manufacturers. Quality? Comparable. Price? A lot less.Warranty? The best. If your Vortex ever needs repair, Vortex promises to fix or replace it—for free! And the warranty is transferable to a subsequent owner.
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 Another new binocular that fascinates us is one made for watching butterflies. It's the Papilio, from Pentax. It focuses as close as 18 inches!
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 Dawn Eason sent us this lovely photo portrait of a Stellar's jay. We found it so appealing we wanted to share it with everyone, and Dawn has kindly given us permission to show it here.
Click the photo to see the full picture.
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 We find that we can see more birds with our ears than we can with our ears.
With fall approaching a few warblers are starting to filter through. They don't sing much, but now and then one gives itself away with its song.
Late summer and early fall are a good time to staring learning birds' songs because there aren't so many voices to confuse the ear.
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Gifts! of every description for the birdwatcher. You'll find binoculars, videos, software, vests, books, as well as ways to learn the songs of birds. And a page of our best picks for binoculars in every price range.
 Special Offers — Looking for a bargain? See a whole page of sales, close-outs, and special offers.
New from Nikon —
The Almost Pocketable Spotting Scope
 We fell in love with this tiny spotting scope when we saw it at a birding festival last year.
We didn't expect a 50mm scope to be so bright and sharp. It wowed us! We liked it so much we bought one. Diane took it on a birding trip to Guatemala this summer. She carried it up steep trails on the Atitlán volcano in tropical heat. She said it felt light as a feather, and she had glorious views of the birds through it. Check it out!
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Would
you like to start birdwatching with your kids? Here are some
tips! And some great gift ideas for kids.
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 New Vista Version!
Now in version 3.9, the Guide to Birds of North America CD-ROM from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology works with Vista (as well as Windows XP and Windows 2000).
Pop the CD-ROM into your computer, and have over 900 birds ready to look at, listen to, and read about. Or get a subset, for a certain state, region, or bird family, at a lower price.
Up to date. Easy to use. Educational (and really fun). Thousands of color photos, short videos, quizzes, screen shots, and loads of features. A wonderful way to learn your birds. And you'll love our low price.
FLASH! Now there's a Mac version.
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Reviews
of new and unusual DVDs about birds
and birding.
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Birdwatching
is the very best kind of fun: easy, inexpensive, healthful and satisfying.
Like Henry David Thoreau, we consider any day wasted
that we don't go for a walk and enjoy nature.
Good birding!
Michael and Diane Porter
(Who we are)
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