Jonathan Wood and The Raptor Project are always a big hit with those attending the Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival. Jonathan not only has a superb collection of many of his live "education" birds on display, he presents lectures incorporating them many times each day, and flies them both inside and outside the exhibition hall […]
John E. Riutta
About John E. Riutta
Posts by John E. Riutta, MA, MBA, FLS, MemRES:
Sin of Omission
Maybe it was the late hour after a long day busily working at the Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival; perhaps it was because I was not able to get a good photo of him during the RGV Birds and Beers gathering. More likely than either of these, however, it could simply be because I am […]
New Kowa Genesis 33
Another new optical instrument on display at the Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival is the latest addition to the Kowa Genesis binocular family – the Genesis 33. Smaller and lighter than the original Genesis 44 (the 8x model of the 33 is reported to be a mere 21 ounces), this new model incorporates a “butterfly […]
New Zeiss Digital Camera Spotting Scope
One of the best reasons to attend the Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival is the chance to see some of the innovative new birding products just unveiled for the coming year. For example, Zeiss’ new PhotoScope 85 FL spotting scope with a fully integrated digital camera was on display at the Zeiss Optics booth. With […]