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ZEISS DTI thermal imaging cameras. For more discoveries at night, and during the day.

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    Does BTX work at all in bird watching?

    Well there's always one, with an extending neck, and "tilt and pan" rotational face. Well done you :)
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    Does BTX work at all in bird watching?

    You can use them "one-eyed" I suppose, if you are in a hide and have scanned too far left or right to be able to align with both eyes :)
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    And you definitely don't need 3 pairs and a scope. That many different pairs of binoculars will...

    And you definitely don't need 3 pairs and a scope. That many different pairs of binoculars will actually make you a worse birder.
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    You're a birder? You only need 1 pair of binoculars. If someone is telling you otherwise, then...

    You're a birder? You only need 1 pair of binoculars. If someone is telling you otherwise, then they are most likely a binocular salesman.
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    Does BTX work at all in bird watching?

    They look really limited if you are sitting down, e.g. in a hide/tower, and scanning left and right! Scan with binoculars and you turn your head left and right, the binoculars move with you. If it's on a tripod in front of you, you have to walk around the tripod to keep both eyes aligned...
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    Computer Software

    If you are going to use raw systems without the structure, you'd be much better served using ebird, or bto bird track. (You could download your data from these portals to your PC, in an excel compatible format if you subsequently wanted something pc based. ) But definitely start on the...
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    Change to Zeiss SFL 10x40 or stick with my Leicas

    Yes, and if we are birding, or looking at butterflies, wildlife in general, the chances are we will never notice a blue ring around the outermost edge, or whatever flaw is being highlighted as a "deal breaker". We'll notice weight, close focus distance, fov, and you probably won't really care...
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    Fritillary, Dubrovnik, Croatia, May 2024

    Yes, Spotted was the default/most abundant by far, so chances are it was an unusual variation. Thanks
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    Zeiss Conquest...eye cups still an issue?

    I know yes, I was just making an example that it's possible in UK. Just drop Zeiss EU a message, they might also oblige
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    Zeiss Conquest...eye cups still an issue?

    Write to Zeiss in uk, and they will send a long relief set of eyecups. They extend about twice as far. They still suffer from the design flaw that twisting them up requires a tiny bit less pressure than unscrewing them off, so the eyepiece comes undone occasionally. (This is not only limited to...
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    Fritillary, Dubrovnik, Croatia, May 2024

    Any ideas on what this was please? Spotted Fritillary was abundant in the area. This looks totally different
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    Aurora borealis/Northern Lights

    Not looking likely, not sure how accurate the site is.. https://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk/ you'll never guess which two hours we went out looking last night! before seeing this data. unbelievable.
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    Aurora borealis/Northern Lights

    We missed the main event Friday, and went out last night, but no joy. The first pic I took however (10:30pm), facing North did have a bit of colour when the colour saturation was turned up. Nothing in other directions, and no red, blue or purple in the saturation later in the night. Maybe! Lol...
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    My tablet dilemma

    Osmand is brilliant for walking. It autoroutes along footpaths and trails, which is really excellent. I wouldn't use it for driving though. It has no live traffic, unless someone has devised something very clever to pull in live data. It could literally cost you hours routing you straight into a...
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    Identify bird call 'puk puk poww', early spring, Kent, slightly wooded

    The recording is like a softer version of Grey Squirrel. Not sure if Squirrels have a softer variation though...
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