From amateur bird watchers to professional ornithologists, rock hounds to geologists, just about anyone who steps out-of-doors in pursuit of their respective nature-related activity can benefit from having a good binocular.
By John Riutta Category: Holiday 2011 Tags: 2011, binocular, bird, child, gift, holiday, kowa, nature, porro
With close to a thousand described bird species, hundreds of new illustrations, including those of a number of important subspecies, and new distribution as well as migration maps, the recently published sixth edition of the National Geographic Books Field Guide to the Birds of North America by Jon L. Dunn and Jonathan Alderfer would certainly be a [...]
By John Riutta Category: Holiday 2011 Tags: 2011, alderfer, Birds, book, christmas, dunn, field, geographic, gift, guide, holiday, national
Let’s face it – natural history enthusiasts can sometimes be a tough lot for whom to buy gifts; especially if you don’t personally share, or even know much about, their particular interests. Alternatively, even if you do share a common interest with the gift-worthy person or people in your life, you might be at a [...]
By John Riutta Category: Blog, Photography, Reviews Tags: Beagle, bird, Birding, Birds, book, books, children's, Darwin, field, Galapagos, gift, guide, History, holiday, macro, natural, naturalist, Peterson, Photography, review