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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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BIRD BRAIN FOR MAC 2018
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BIRD BRAIN 7.3 Updated Oct. 2018
World Birding Database for the Mac
New version Bird Brain 7.3 is now available!
You can download a FREE TRIAL.
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.
 Enter any amount of information with each record.
Bird Brain makes all kinds of life lists. It creates checklists and target lists for 200 nations and any US state or Canadian province. Nearly any bird report you can want, Bird Brain will create.
We can do a custom import of your AviSys data to Bird Brain for $20.
Read more about Bird Brain...
Buy Bird Brain |
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FALL SPECIAL
FREE HARNESS & BIRDING DVD |
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VORTEX DIAMONDBACK 8X42
 We like the Vortex Diamondback. It's our best -selling binocular, and it sets the standard for good, reliable optics in the medium price range.
It comes with a lifetime no-fault warranty that actually covers accidental damage!
Limited-time offer: With each 8x42 Vortex Diamondback binocular you purchase from Birdwatching Dot Com, we'll include a free Vortex Harness and our birding DVD, "How to Start Watching Birds." $219.99.
Vortex Diamondback 8x42
VORTEX DIAMONDBACK 8X42 binocular
FREE VORTEX HARNESS
FREE BIRDING DVD |
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SEEDS FROM BIRDWATCHING DOT COM
By Diane Porter |
 Photo copyright 2018 Diane Porter
Rosin Weed is a native wildflower of the Midwest. It has grown here for thousands of years. It persists in prairie remnants, and now, at last, in gardens.
It feeds many birds. This American Goldfinch is nibbling the petals, from which he extracts chemistry (carotenoids) to color his feathers yellow.
We've now begun growing and packaging wild flower seeds, in the hope that bird lovers will help out the birds by planting flowers that feed them.
See our seeds |
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REVIEW by MICHAEL & DIANE |
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Top Binocular Review Update
Updated 2018
Since our 2015 Titans review of the top Leica, Swarovski, and Zeiss binoculars, all three manufacturers have brought out new models.
Michael and Diane Porter do a hands-on, side-by-side comparison and report on the 2016 Swarovski EL with FieldPro Package, the 2016 black Zeiss SF, and the completely new-in-2017 Leica Noctivid.
See the whole article. |
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THIS MORNING OUTSIDE
with Diane |
I love to watch what the birds are eating, and I was intrigued at this little drum-shaped thing that the Red-bellied Woodpecker pulled out of a dead limb's bark.
I don't know what the woodpecker was eating, but it's something that was hiding in the bark of a dead limb.
Which is why so many birders let dying trees stand whenever it's safe. A dead tree is a tree of life to the birds.
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See more mornings?
To see more episodes of This Morning Outside with Diane, click the picture matrix. |
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SWAROVSKI BTX REVIEW |
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THE TWO-EYED SCOPE
Swarovski BTX
(2018)
The new Swarovski BTX Ocular Module lets you see through a superb spotting scope while using both eyes!
Your brain is designed to compare images coming from two eyes to construct what you see. Using two eyes makes the image more real, richer, and more natural.
Michael and Diane give a guided tour through this new and revolutionary optical product.
See our review. |
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NEW REVIEW — POCKET BINS |
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POCKET BINOCULARS 2018
 We review 14 pocket binoculars. Prices range from top end to dirt cheap.
Individual reviews of 10 noteworthy binoculars.
This review originally appeared in the January 2018 Bird Watcher's Digest.
READ THE REVIEW |
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LATEST NEW INFO ON TRIPODS |
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TRIPOD KITS 2018
 There's a bewildering number of tripods and heads. So we studied and tested them. Here are the best solutions for birders.
They range from affordable aluminum to top-line Gitzo carbon fiber. Each matched to the right head. Something for every price range. |
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GREAT GIFTS FOR BIRDERS |
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 Gifts 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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OTHER OPTICS REVIEWS |
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Affordable 8x42 Binoculars
Report on birding binoculars — $200 to $300
 Read how the judges rated each affordable binocular. And how to audition a binocular for yourself.
See whole article
Pocket Binocular Reviews
Feb. 2017 Birdwatching Dot Com exclusive
Here are links to our reviews of compact binoculars of a variety of prices, and an overview of what a birder hopes to find in a good pocket binocular.
See our review.
 Swarovski CL Pocket
Swarovski's new pocket binocular is good enough to use as a birder's full-time binocular. See Michael and Diane's hands-on review.
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BIRDING STARTER KIT |
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 Here are the essentials for a successful start in bird watching. We offer several Birdwatching Starter Kits at a range of prices.
A great favorite is the Better Birdwatching Starter Kit, with a Shrike 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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