What did you see in your binoculars today? (4 Viewers)

[pbjosh]

No binoculars but five species of parrots and parakeets today, naked eye, on a beautiful summer day. Four of the five are introduced but I still enjoy seeing them.

 

[stefangaschott]

Northern Shrike at Biddeford Pool perched and surveying the scene. Such a cool bird, and one that I don't get to see too often.

 

[Troubador]

Male Siskin visiting our pond for a bath.

Lee

 

[tenex]

Walking along a creek today... a Dipper, a pair of Goldeneyes, a Belted Kingfisher, a Flicker, Robins, Finches, and Chickadees of course... and on the way back through a meadow a juvenile Bald Eagle, Red-tailed Hawks, Ravens, a Kestrel, Sharp-shinned Hawk, and Turkey Vulture. In less than an hour, a lovely break. (SLC 15x56, because we went first to a lake that had nearly frozen over and saw only a Great Blue Heron, and 10x32 BN.)

 

[zdr]

A Coopers Hawk at about 200 yards. Beautiful bird. Used Swaro 8x32 EL

 

[Sebzwo]

We had some great clear winter sky with stars last night. I watched just for fun not being a real star gazer. The sky was not like some cupola but you could see "forever", many stars behind other stars. Incredible. Used some good 7x50.

 

[Belumat]

Near for my home a mistle thrush and a treecreeper. Used swaro el 10x42

 

[pbjosh]

Near for my home a mistle thrush and a treecreeper. Used swaro el 10x42

I also had lovely looks at a Mistle Thrush today, several ST Treecreepers, some Bramblings and some very cooperative low and close Goldcrests. Using Nikon MHG 8x30.

 

[John A Roberts]

For 15 minutes this morning around a dozen New Holland Honeyeaters visited the bushes in the front yard
They put on their usual bravura performance of sound and movement: chirping continuously, while repeatedly flitting from bush to bush
And then abruptly - silence and stillness - after they took off to their next engagement


John

 

[fotbg]

Cooper’s hawk in my backyard. Took this with an iPhone though vortex viper HD 12x50. Watched it catch a sparrow and fly off with it.

 

[zdr]

Sharpshinned hawk on my wall above our pond and bird feeders...iphone through my EL8x32s

 

[edwincjones]

I was watching a high flying plane when I say some clear bubbles float by,
looking closer and focusing better it was a flock of White Pelicans IDed by their black wingtips.
Canon 12x36

edj

 

[mwhogue]

The red shouldered hawks are building a new nest (or refurbishing their existing nest) in a tree in my yard. Lots of close up views of the birds selecting and flying up and away with suitable branches. Various bins.

 

[pbjosh]

Managed to catch a break in the rain and get out into a brisk cold wind. Stacks of gulls blown into the area but nothing interesting in my quick look through. The same female Ferruginous Duck x Common Pochard and apparently the same LBB Gull that I've been seeing for a couple weeks were the most interesting things... slow birding here in winter!

 

[Belumat]

Today i had a good vision than a smoll group of long tailed tit. One it whos without uour tail. It whos 0,5-1 cm long. It seem a ping pong ball.
Opticron verano hd 8x32

 

[fotbg]

Barred owl take through kowa 6.5x32 with iPhone

 

[Charnwood]

Took my compact 8x32s with me on a bike ride today and was rewarded with some Red Crested Pochards.



Got a bonus of a Great Egret later but that was too far for the zoom on my phone.

 

[yarrellii]

We were having lunch earlier today when I spotted something moving among the flowers of the almond tree (they're in bloom now, it's just beautiful). Grab the EII (they're always lying around for a quick glance) and, OMG. Something I've never seen or heard about, a blackcap with orange throat. After some research, the only grey passerine with dark pileum and orange throat is Ficedula parva, but that's thousands of miles away from its range. OMG, OMG.
However, I've checked with a friend and he's pointed out the bird was most likely stained by pollen, creating that orange bib effect. Later on, the bird has returned and I've been able to verify it's indeed a blackcap (notice the white lower bit of the eye ring).
Nice: a pollencap! :-D

 

[Mask of Porro]

This morning I watched a pied currawong feed a juvenile channel billed cuckoo bigger than itself.
Habicht 10x40GA

 

[jafritten]

I spotted an eagle-owl in the woods yesterday. Glare was awful but my Ultravid served me well. I got a record shot to which I added a bino vignette. Great moment. It's all out there.