none
Birdwatching Dot Com

ORDER DESK

HOME

none

BIRDING FAQ

BIRDING TIPS

BIRD STORIES

VIDEOS

SOFTWARE

OPTICSnone

The Binocular Advisornone

Bird Spots Birdwatcher
none

Sign up for our FREE Email Newsletter

 

This Morning Outside

by Diane Porter

September 10, 2011
Birdwatching Dot Com
Fairfield, Iowa

A young cardinal peeks out of the redbud tree. Adult cardinals have bright orange-red beaks, but the beaks of the young are gray as steel. Over the next few weeks we'll watch this baby's bill turn bright as her those of her parents.

Cardinal chick

Photo copyright 2011 Michael and Diane Porter

—Diane Porter

Outside Grid

See more pictures
from This Morning Outside

 

 

  

 

Inexpensive binoculars

Eagle Optics Shrike BinocularEveryone interested in watching wild birds deserves her or his very own binoculars.

A good binocular for getting started does not have to be expensive, but it should have good optical quality.

The Eagle Optics Shrike 8x42 costs only $99.99

Sunflower Feeder

It's called the No-No Cardinal Feeder, because it says NO to squirrels, who can't get at the seeds through the all-metal feeder.

No-No Cardinal Feeder

Cardinals love it. And so do chickadees, titmice, nuthatches, and woodpeckers.

See Price