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    Cliff Swallow Relocation Help Needed

    Hi, I'm looking for plans for a structure to attract the local colony of Cliff Swallows. Their nests were removed from the grain silos over the winter by the town and the birds will be prevented from rebuilding when they return in April. The grain silo building is to be repurposed as...
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    I finally bought a spotting scope but I would like some more advise :)

    Thanks for this Ignatius. Those old Gitzos look really solid. Am I correct in thinking that the Studex is a step up from the Gitzo Weekender? Also, would you know where Gitzo Reporter fits in the lineup? I noticed one for sale on Ebay.
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    I finally bought a spotting scope but I would like some more advise :)

    Thanks for this great data. You are right of course Hermann. It's me not the eyepiece. I finally found time to go out this afternoon between snow squalls and I found a spot to sit and get a low and steady view. It was a lot better this time. With my head still, the eye relief is good and the...
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    I finally bought a spotting scope but I would like some more advise :)

    Thanks a heap Hillclocks for the comments. I can count on one hand the people I know with spotting scopes and they all use flimsy tripods. All but one is a Vortex. The tripods are worse than the scopes. I tell myself I'm going to save up until I can get it right, but my history tells a different...
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    I finally bought a spotting scope but I would like some more advise :)

    Thanks so much Hermann, for the thoughtful reply. I have read Tringa's Primer with great interest. It seems like very good advice, so I copied the ideal dimensions re: height and circumference. etc to my notes. I really enjoy reading the kind of granular detail that only a user can provide. It's...
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    I finally bought a spotting scope but I would like some more advise :)

    Thanks very much for your response. I will watch for a 24x to pop up on ebay. I can work with the 30x. It's as good as any astronomy eyepiece I own. It's got 10mm of eye relief I believe, which is enough, but it feels strange after using my binoculars which have a quite bit more. I'm sure I'll...
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    I finally bought a spotting scope but I would like some more advise :)

    Hello everyone. I must confess I have been lurking here for quite a while. Thanks to all the info I gleaned here, I just purchased my first spotting scope; a Nikon Fieldscope 60 EDIII from Japan with a 30x Wide field eyepiece in excellent condition. What a little beauty! I took it out last...
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    Hello from Ontario

    Hi folks, I've been lurking here for quite a while. I just wanted to say Happy Holidays and a big thank you for all the the entertainment and information you all provide.
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