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pixel said:
Just a quick question,I'm in the market for some new nl,s and I like the orange colour would I be frowned upon by serious birder's in the UK if I pulled them out in front of them,do I need to go green,thanks
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If you get them you can pretend you're a presenter for 'Countryfile or any of 'Watch' programmes as they all seem to compete over who can wear the brightest jacket/coat when looking for wildlife, the best recent example being the countryfile presenter out in the snow looking for mountain hares while wearing a bright orange coat, the photographer he was with was in full camouflage gear. Why not join them with some orange binoculars? As said elsewhere it's your choice and your investment do what's best for you. I've been shunned by people on my local patch because I only have binoculars and not a scope but I ignore them and still see plenty that they miss. Happy birding. My best example being, a couple of years ago having been looking at a Red-necked Grebe with my bins a bloke with young lad came past me, the young lad said 'shall we ask him to the older bloke (presumed to be his father) who replied 'no he's only got binoculars'. 'Bellend' was my immediate thought and I doubt they saw the grebe which is usually a sought after species. What is wrong with these people? I wonder how that might have played out if my bins had been orange?
 
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@WalterRayle

Here in New York City, there is a certain class of bird watcher, who are wealthy enough to buy the most expensive optics. However, they are not necessarily able to notice some species in almost plain sight.

Happy bird watching,
Arthur
 
One thing I learned when birding is to dress in drab colors so as to not stand out while being still. Blending in helps. This depends on the environment, of course, but an orange binocular would be a no-go for me even though I rather like the color.
 
Why not make a binocular with bright green armour? And pink spots?

I'm sure people will buy it as long as it's made by one of the big three.

Hermann
 
Yarkho said:
One thing I learned when birding is to dress in drab colors so as to not stand out while being still. Blending in helps. This depends on the environment, of course, but an orange binocular would be a no-go for me even though I rather like the color.
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My clients wore white/colourful shirts and mine the orange bino, I got the same type of birds and wildlife on different locations (rainforest) without problems
 
Yarkho said:
One thing I learned when birding is to dress in drab colors so as to not stand out while being still. Blending in helps. This depends on the environment, of course, but an orange binocular would be a no-go for me even though I rather like the color.
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I thought we understood now that birds don't see colours like we do, so movement (and lack thereof!) is probably more critical than camo.

That said I haven't exactly started going birding in Hawaii shirts 😆
 
 

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