[tn-bird] Re: [ten-bird] Re: Swallowtail in my yard

From: "LIA PRITCHARD" <GOVOLCRAZY@xxxxxxx>
To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2002 19:48:35 -0500
Robert and others,
We bought my father a Swarovski scope for a retirement present, since he will 
have more time for birding now.  He has birded for the last 50 years and 
thought that he had a good scope until we got this one for him.  This thing is 
unreal, the clarity and color is awesome, it seems like you could reach out and 
touch the bird.  You can really see details and the darker it gets at night or 
in the early am don't seem to make a difference, it pulls in so much light it 
seems like its day time.  Of course the draw back to this scope is the price, 
with the tripod and the canvas case the total was around 1700.00, and it is a 
little heavy to carry but does come with a sling to make this easier.  Eagle 
optics had the best prices that we found and they will ship you 2 scopes at a 
time so you can try them and it you don't like them you can send them back 
paying only the postage, or if you are lucky enough there will be a store close 
to you that carries top line optics so you can go and look for yourself.  One 
thing I did learn in the search for the perfect scope was that you definitely 
get what you pay for with optics.  I would however suggest you set your price 
limit before you start looking this will help narrow the field.  Good luck.
Lia Pritchard
Fall Branch, TN  
  
----- Original Message -----
From: Robert
Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2002 11:37 PM
To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tn-bird] Re: Swallowtail in my yard
  

Robert wrote:
>
> Now that you mention it, they may have been Forster's Terns.
> Let me go back and take another look....

Okay. I went back today. Still found the Terns circling back
and forth in front of the ramp. Their beaks are not bright
orange or yellow. They look gray ( thru my 7x35 binoculars ).
The white spot on the rump makes me think they are indeed
"Forster's Terns". Tip of the hat to Mr. Harris.

Other birds I saw today at Horn Lake ( Desoto County, MS ) in
the rain:

Double-crested Cormorant drying his feathers in a victory pose
Great Blue Heron, just like the one in the book, a beautiful bird
Barn Swallows, doing little acrobatic maneuvers just above the water
plump Eastern Bluebirds perched in a tree just above my head

I want to get a spotting scope with a tripod. Any suggestions?
What do the experts use?

Robert Fowler...Memphis, TN ... Shelby County


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