Greetings and Happy New Year. You are getting excellent advice from the Forum members here; many of them are in your local market, thus, more familiar with the available options. What I would like to share is my experience as a new entrant to the world of scopes. First of all, your needs will likely change very quickly from having a scope within a specific price range to a one that you can carry over your walks and hikes, to a one that helps you more in the early or late hours of the day, to a one that is more friendly to your other family members, and the list can go on. Perhaps it is better to focus, pun intended, on a make that permits you to keep and use its quality eyepieces as you move from one of its models to another.* Further, and as mentioned above, it is prudent to factor the price of the tripod and other accessories into the equation; light and effective tripods are not cheap. You may need to increase your budget a bit, but then, the joy of a good view out of a good walk is immense. Enjoy in good health.
* I was lucky to find in the used American market an excellent recent sample of Swarovski ATS80 with 20/50 eyepiece. The eyepiece, the tripod, and other accessories can be used with the ATS65 model that I may replace/add in the future.