So, usually I id my birds by looking at the photos once I've taken them with my sports lens. I'm not a huge fan of binoculars as I've usually got the camera anyway and it's too awkward to handle both... but that brings me to a spotting scope.
With a spotting scope, one can set up in a bird hide or on the banks of lake Borrie (for example) and take their time to id the birds sitting out there on the water.
As much as I'd love to be able to do this with a camera, the $2,000 odd dollars it would cost to upgrade my lens is a little out of my budget (any camera stores out there who would like to sponsor a bird blogger, give me a call!), so this brings me back to the scope.
Have had a look online, and the best ones at the most reasonable prices seem to come from the US - but they won't ship here. What's the go with that? Anyway, have found the Meade spotting scope on ebay (Australian Ebay). I just thought I'd pose the question - what do you use to find and id your birds? Any recommendations?
With a spotting scope, one can set up in a bird hide or on the banks of lake Borrie (for example) and take their time to id the birds sitting out there on the water.
As much as I'd love to be able to do this with a camera, the $2,000 odd dollars it would cost to upgrade my lens is a little out of my budget (any camera stores out there who would like to sponsor a bird blogger, give me a call!), so this brings me back to the scope.
Have had a look online, and the best ones at the most reasonable prices seem to come from the US - but they won't ship here. What's the go with that? Anyway, have found the Meade spotting scope on ebay (Australian Ebay). I just thought I'd pose the question - what do you use to find and id your birds? Any recommendations?
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