
This was my 684th North America life bird.
I'll tell the entire story about this lifer quest soon. Just wanted to share the news with my bird-head peeps out there in Interweb-land.
My name is Bill and I am a bird watcher.
Zeiss Victory FL 8x42, Swarovski EL 10x42
Leica Televid 85mm with 15–50x zoom eyepiece
Swarovski ATS 65mm with 20–60x zoom eyepiece
Bogen Manfrotto 055CX3 carbon fiber tripod, with Bogen 3130 Micro-fluid style pan head
More of Bill's GearPeterson Field Guide to the Birds of North America (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2008)
Sibley Guide to Birds of North America (Knopf 2014)
The New Birder’s Guide to Birds of Eastern North America (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2014)
More of Bill's GearMountainsmith Tour recycled materials lumbar pack Pajaro Grande field guide pack
LowePro Toploader 75W camera bag with harness belt
Outerwear: Arcteryx waterproof shell, Mountain Hardwear breathable rain jacket, Helly Hansen insulate rain jacket
Hat: Dorfman Pacific Company field hat
Shoes: Keen Newports, Arroyos & Arubas
Boots: Merrell Moab Ventilator Mid; MuckBoot Company Wetlands insulated rubber boots
Apple MacBook Pro laptop
Apple iPhone 6s with numerous birding apps,
Creative Travelsound i80 speaker MF5110
Motorola T6500 WalkieTalkies
Petzl Tikka headlamp
SuperLazr laserpointer
Canon EOS 30D Digital SLR camera with 300mm fixed IS lens (for bird photography)
iPhone 6s with PhoneSkope adapter for Leica spotting scope
More of Bill's Gear
9 comments:
Ahhh! Christmas in June... lovely!!
Well done Bill! Looking forward to the whole story.
A nice gift, reciprocated with your gift to us of the photo.
nellie
Oh, Bill, I'm so envious!! I always leave (San Antonio), where I spend my winters, a little too early to see them! Congratulations to you!! ~karen
Congrats dude.
We tried for them in March, heard but not seen.
Congrats Bill!!
I have just discovered your blog...My first comment is..
Well done
Above all the locations are new places for me. I like wilderness park. My wishes goes to the photographer. his hard effort only it will displaying this blog.
Crikey Bill, how did you resist such a looker for so long? Nice one!
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