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Recent content by lulubelle

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    What website to order from now?

    Since Eagle Optics is gone, I am not sure what site to direct people to that might have a similar amount of variety & a great return time like EO. Any suggestions? Thanks!
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    Why do midrange binoculars exist?

    As a review of the Mavens, I appreciate your post. As far as why mid range bins exist & if we can spend $500-1000, we can all afford alphas - the question & statement are ludicrous. No, not everyone can or wants to fork over $2000-3400 for binoculars. Have mercy, this is the first post on BF...
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    Advice for Texas in November please...

    If lodging is needed, I HIGHLY recommend the Alamo Inn B&B. Run by a birder, for birders. Located in Alamo and within driving distance of pretty much anything. http://www.alamoinnbnb.com/
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    Advice for Texas in November please...

    I somehow missed this post. If you are in the valley, Aransas will be 2 plus hours away from you. You could hit Brownsville or Harlingen for parrots. Falcon Dam may produce a few western birds, but it isn't the birdiest of spots. Are you doing any field rrips, or are you doing the hotspots on...
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    Mid-size shootout, Pentax 9x32 vs Celestron Granite 9x33

    I am one of a few that didn't think the reply was rude. I have seen some rude replies here and that wasn't one! The point, yes. One thing to keep in kind when posting to this forum is that many of the people here know the fine points of optics, whether it is because of their profession or years...
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    Spotters Scope help

    Take the time to look at the posts in the optics forum, particularly the scopes subforum. A huge amount of information is available there, on just about every scope made.
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    Help choosing first binoculars

    Who will be using the bins the most - you or the kids? The Yosemites have a smaller IPD, which will work far better for the kids. The other binoculars may or may not accomodate kids with small IPDs. If you will be using them the most, make it worth your time and spend more than $200 to get...
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    Are BF (optics) Posters Representative of Birders Generally?

    Brock, I am still here, reading and plotting to get more bins! I have been birding for 9 years. In those 9 years, I have met 1 person with more than one pair of bins and it is a woman I have known since I began birding. She is the only person I have met that knew there where more than 8x42 or...
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    High Island in late March?

    There are a few early warblers & other migrants that might be coming through in March, but April will be your best best hands down. The last 2 weeks of April, specifically that last weekend in April, is usually the best. If I were making this trip, I would go mid to late April.
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    What kind of flycatcher

    The only option right now is the Eastern Phoebe as pointed out above.
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    Porro or Roof?

    Have mercy, I think I am losing my mind! So back to what I originally posted. I think buying bins that cost $100 would be a waste of time & money. I am NOT an optics snob. I think this because I have some. I also had the Yosemites and didn't care for them either. If it were me going on this...
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    Information about South Padre

    Are you only birding Padre proper? If you bird other areas, like Harlingen or any where else in the valley, you will certainly get different birds.
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    Red-legged Honeycreeper in LRGV

    I did try to find the crane. Spent all day trying to spot it, along with about a dozen other people. I had to drive home (5 hr drive) and wanted to.hit some Lubbock hot spots if I could. Gave up around 4 and drove back to Lubbock. At 4:30 a friend sent me a text saying it was out by itself, in...
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    Red-legged Honeycreeper in LRGV

    Thought about it, however I decided to go chase the Common Crane in Lubbock instead.
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    Canon SX50 Specs

    No nit shooting in raw. I used Crazy Fingers settings for C1. Although the birds were close to me, the lens was at full zoom. I will look at the specifics for each & post the settings. Considering how close they were, I really thought the photos would be really sharp.
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