Best Binocular Reviews

It is a scenario almost every beginner birder has experienced: You hear a rustle in the branches, look up, and spot a bird with your nake...

Turning your car into a mobile birding hide is one of the best ways to observe wildlife. Because animals are generally less spooked by vehicles than by humans on foot, you can often get much closer to your subject. But if you’ve ever tried holding heavy long-range binoculars or a spotting scope steady by resting them on a half-rolled-down window, you know it is an exercis...

When many people first start looking for a pair of birding binoculars, they tend to focus heavily on magnification. The natural assumption is that the stronger the zoom, the better the binoculars will be for spotting small, distant objects like birds.

But when it comes to birding optics, bigger is definitely not always better.

A common question I see get asked about quite often is about optics with bright red, highly reflective lenses. Often searched for online simply as red lens binoculars, these lens coatings are usually found on budget optics or disguised as high-tech military-style gear, and they certainly look striking on the shelf.

But are ruby coated bi...

For me, a good pair of standard optical-only binoculars will always have their place, purely for the simplicity of use and the immersion I get from the view through them.

However, ¨normal¨ optics only binoculars do have a couple of frustrating limitations: you can’t easily capture a quality image or video of what ...