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    Peregrine falcon spotted by its mess

    In theory a female could go even after goose,but one thing is to kill it another to carry it.I suposse they would eat as much as possible in the spot and leave the remainings.Last Year I saw the LARGE resident female in my town carrying a large Wood Pigeon and that seemed already a lot for the...
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    Benro Travel Angel C0690TB00

    Just bought this little tripod for a new ED50 that im getting..Ita been a while since i own a lightweight combo and wasnt sure if this particular tripod would be adequate..too small..too light?.So far upon receiving the tripod,it seems very sturdy ,but If i remember well my last travel tripod...
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    Request advice re: Nikon Fieldscope ED50

    buy yourself an angled ED50 body..you already have the eyepieces..and buy a small carbon tripod..not a huge investment in the long run..
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    Historical Review of Swift 804 Audubon Binoculars

    Yes ,I know some of the Old takumars have lenses that contain Thorium. Usually a few days on a window would do the trick ,and the ones i had didnt have any secondary effects from this practice.. I donno.. I thought that maybe the eyepieces would benefit of this exposure to UV light..It didnt...
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    Swift Audubon 804 HR/5 sn95*****restoration project .

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    Swift Audubon 804 HR/5 sn95*****restoration project .

    Hi thanks...A little update on the HR/5 posted in the Historical review of the HR/5..here..https://www.birdforum.net/threads/historical-review-of-swift-804-audubon-binoculars.42944/page-17#post-4432819. I will post a few pics of the current state of the bins
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    Historical Review of Swift 804 Audubon Binoculars

    I just finished phase I of my restoration project of a pair of HR/5 ,SN 95****.These Glasses ,which were purchased on a local second hand marketplace,arrived super dirty,inside and out ,and severely miscollimated,but in good mechanical order and perfect state otherways ..glass and coatings are...
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    Swift Audubon 804 HR/5 sn95*****restoration project .

    Edit:The Objective tubes are metal.
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    Swift Audubon 804 HR/5 sn95*****restoration project .

    One thing that is very surprising is how much plastic was used in this model..As i sais its a sn 95****,supossedly from 1995(?).The Swift logo button is not blue plastic like other units of this model i remember(?)but golden and looks metal. When I took apart the eyepieces i noticed the socket...
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    Swift Audubon 804 HR/5 sn95*****restoration project .

    A few things about the process .First of all these binoculars are so easy to take apart ,to a point at least..Removing the eyepieces and objectives is as easy as unscrewing a jar of pickles..Surprisingly the insides are cleaner than expected with most the dirt on the eyepiece exterior...
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    Swift Audubon 804 HR/5 sn95*****restoration project .

    Hello..I just bought an old Swift Aududon HR/5 out of a local second hand internet site..It was not a local sale but it was national,and the price was not bad, although with shipping and insurance i paid +/- 40 euros.Thats not much ,but..the binocular is quite dirty..grimmy outside ,lightly...
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    Baader Hyperion zoom IV vs original zoom eye-piece on Celetsron M2 80

    I am also in agreement with the opinion that the Regal Zoom is not a bad zoom at all..It offers a view with a larger FOV than most zooms(I owned the scope and zoom,but im writing from memory)and image quality was not bad at all..My copy of the Regal 65 was AMAZING and the zoom was up to the...
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    My Pictures

    Please Do!!!!..really enjoyed looking back at some of your older entries..Very good Thx
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    Lapwings

    Hello..posting a little study i did today in my first birding outting in months..nothing too interesting around,just a very quiet cold day with minimal bird activity..was hoping to see a bluethroat or perhaps a Bittern but nope . But hey I had Lapwings so i made lemonade!! Ink on watercolor...
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    pied flycatcher carving.

    Your works keep getting better and better,in all senses.. Great piece..
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