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Review of the KITE OPTICS APC 18x50 ED stabilized binoculars
This evening I present to you something new that many fans have been waiting for. These are stabilized binoculars (2°), made in Japan. It is equipped with ED optics, is well waterproofed, provides a fully usable wide-angle field of view (in daytime use) up to the edge and a battery life of more... -
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Choosing my first spotting scope, budget around 1000€
Hi I'm new in the spotting scope's world. I have being doing a research and Kite sp 82 seems like a nice telescope in this budget. I've seen that it has two eyepieces 25-50x and 20-60x, but I don't know which one is better. If anyone can help me choosing between the two eyepieces or if anyone...- raconma
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- budget help kite spotting scope
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- Forum: Spotting Scopes & tripod/heads
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Red Kite Fight
Two Red Kites fighting over territory- mtrevillion
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- Category: Britain & Europe
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Kite APC 16x42 … gimmick, replacement or addition? (my report)
Ever since I discovered the Kite APC series on the internet last summer, I couldn't let it go. For my birding trips to the windy coastal areas, I saw a useful role for stabilized binoculars and preferably ones with a slightly longer range. I bought one and took it to the coast for a midweek... -
Raptor-181 : Black-winged Kite : hovering : Amazing wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari
A closeup of ... ... hovering Black-winged Kite ... ... it is an enchanting sight of Indian countryside ... and areas of open wilderness ... A resident species that has a nomadic nature ... ... and can breed throughout year ... ... depending on availability of food ... they play an important...- aloktewari
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- black-winged kite elanus caeruleus gurugram haryana india kite video
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Black vs Yellow billed Kite
How fast does Yellow-billed kite develop a full yellow bill? These 3 black kite types photographed in the Gambia in feb 2019. With lack of any greyish tinge on head, and the bottom right kite having only faint blackish bill I assume these to be 1st winter Yellow-billed kites? Please correct me...- Liebzi
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- black kite gambia kite yellow-billed kite
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- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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Raptor-138
Looking at the equipment ... ... with a lot of curiosity ... Black-winged Kite Gurugram Haryana India- aloktewari
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- black-winged kite elanus caeruleus gurugram haryana india kite raptor
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Trying to identify (Buzzard)
This one was hovering quit close to the ground (10m-15m ?) above some fields near some houses. While watching it I was quit sure that this must be a common Kestrel. By trying the "Merlin Bird ID"-app though just got suggestions for several Kites (red-kite, black-kite..) but the kestrel not even...- janba
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- buzzard germany identification kestrel kite rhineland
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- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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Brahminy Kite / Red-backed Sea-Eagle
A Brahminy Kite enjoys his catch of fish in a tree at Tin Can Bay, Queensland, Australia- Michael Billerbeck
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- accipitridae australia bird of prey brahminy kite haliastur indus kite queensland red-backed sea-eagle sea-eagle tin can bay video
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Vortex Razor HD 50 : any other eyepieces? (from Vortex or other brand, Swarovski, Opticron, ...)
Do we know of any other eyepiece than its standard zoom-eyepiece that would fit this Vortex Razor HD 50, preferably with a wide FOV, either fixed or zoom? Curious about small, easy-to-carry spotting scopes, I have found a lot of information about the Nikon ED50 and the different (Nikon)... -
Black-winged Kite
From Archives. Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened. Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts.- drjpmenon
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Looking for spotting scope advice
Hi all, I'm looking to buy a spotting scope and I've already made a post (Spotting Scope Suggestions) considering some options. However, now I have come across a used Swarovski ATS 80HD in mint condition, which comes with both the 20-60x and the 25-50x, an original Swaro SOC, as well as a...- Ben_B_Lisse
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- kite kowa 883 swarovski swarovski at80hd zeiss zeiss diascope 85
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- Forum: Spotting Scopes & tripod/heads
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Red Kite - Wales- Karl Weller
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Swallow-tailed kite
A fairly rare bird to spot in the U.S., mostly occurring in a few southeast states, but primarily Florida. beautiful, striking black and white markings and telltale forked tail make them stand out.- Zackiedawg
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- elanoides forficatus florida kite swallow-tailed kite usa
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Snail kite
A specialized raptor that hunts over the wetlands specifically looking for freshwater snails- Zackiedawg
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- florida kite rostrhamus sociabilis snail kite
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Raptor - 101
Raptor - 101 This beautiful assassin ... gave an outstanding performance ... ... by granting me this ... full-framer ... with near 3D effect ... and a lovely eye ... __________ Black-winged Kite Elanus caruleus Gurgaon Rural Haryana India 24 November 2017- aloktewari
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Brahminy Kite
- Shantilal Varu
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Brahminy Kite
- Shantilal Varu
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Brahminy Kite
- Shantilal Varu
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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16 Mississippi Kites.......
......can you find them? Some of Mali's buddies coming to visit.- D. Taylor
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- kite many mississippi perched
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- Category: North America
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Mississippi Kite
Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)- Stanley Jones
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- bryan flight ictinia mississippiensis kite mississippi texas usa
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- Category: North America
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Mississippi Kite
Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)- Stanley Jones
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- bryan flight ictinia mississippiensis kite mississippi texas usa
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- Category: North America
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Mississippi Kite
Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)- Stanley Jones
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- bryan flight ictinia mississippiensis kite mississippi texas usa
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- Category: North America
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Snail Kite (male)
Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis sociabilis) Male.- Stanley Jones
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- argentina ceibas kite snail
- Comments: 19
- Category: Central & South America & Mexico
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Front view...Back view
- D. Taylor
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- kite mississippi
- Comments: 16
- Category: North America