tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28417379.post123288450773060864..comments2023-06-24T05:00:15.053-06:00Comments on Musings on Nature (and other things): Birding Sites and BinsWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327132186827061045noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28417379.post-16180975561525138512008-11-23T16:39:00.000-07:002008-11-23T16:39:00.000-07:00I also love that you included Flat Stanley--he fit...I also love that you included Flat Stanley--he fits wherever you need him, including the birding world!<BR/>Binoculars are a very individual thing, almost as serious as buying a car. They have to suit your hands, your eyesight (at whatever stage you are at in life) and your dreams. I don't have a pair I swear by but since I forgo the usual vanities of manicures, pedicures, massages, expensive clothes, etc., I splurge on the thing I love and consider it will probably outlive me. As birding itself shouldDeejbrownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08143307437996045353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28417379.post-6282891395099628702008-11-21T19:32:00.000-07:002008-11-21T19:32:00.000-07:00I LOVE the picture of you and Flat Stanley. The f...I LOVE the picture of you and Flat Stanley. The first time I met F.S. was in Basel Switzerland. I see he can really get around. I do not have a pair of bins that I swear by. Unlike most birders I consider them nothing more than piece of equipment, a means to an end and one is as good as another. Maybe that is sour grapes, because I cannot afford to plunk down 2 grand for them. I have met plenty of binocular snobs though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com