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Swarovski Skills Camp, or men and their toys

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The indoor workshop started with a Covid self-testing (where everyone was negative), followed by lectures on the Swarovski company, its ethos and products. The next day we had an outdoor workshop and a chance to test the toys. You know that classical definition of what separates men from boys? impressive for Central Europe.

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Swarovski BTX – A new era in birdwatching

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Testing the BTX at Vlasina Lake, South-east Serbia (note the forehead rest and finder) As an amateur astronomer and astrophotographer I am quite familiar with binoviewers and employ them frequently for visual work with telescopes. It is definitely the most comfortable scope that I have ever looked through. and Aaaah’s! Boy was I wrong.

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More Heath Birding around Bonn

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This unusual bird is definitely one of my favourite species in Europe, so I was very happy to connect with it (and to hear its call for the first time). While experiments have shown that some birds (like crows and parrots) can count, this rule unsurprisingly did not hold when subjected to testing.

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Sh*t Birders Say

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Take the test: if you laugh at least twice, you are definitely a birder. Jason Kessler is back with the funniest birding movie of the year. Sh*t Birders Say delivers more laughs in 3 minutes than… well, actual birding! Even the credits are amusing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaX7i1Q7-Rw v=NaX7i1Q7-Rw a.

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Into the Clouds

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Flycatchers are some of the kindest birds to photograph, this Euler’s Flycatcher helped me test my camera settings. It took me some time to find one – but if I hadn’t already fallen in love with its melodious voice I definitely was smitten when I laid eyes on it for the very first time.

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Bird Photography Equipment – Canon EF 300 f/4 L IS Macro

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I have had a couple of weeks of testing this configuration and further testing revealed some additional amazing results that I did not expect. I came across this while testing the 300 with kenko 2X TC and there we no birds to shoot. In this test the camera has been brought as close a possible to the subject.

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Shearwater Chase in Costa Rica

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I strained to see them, could only see an occasional booby escape our bow, watch some of the hundreds of Wedge-tailed and Pink-footed Shearwaters zip by and hold on as our boat tested its speed. As we approached and drew nearly alongside the small seabirds, we also tested the limits of our optics, our balance, and our focus.