Binoculars are a great way to get close up views of the birds and animals that we attract to our backyard.  We have been able to identify several different species that looked similar to the other birds we have attracted, but the binoculars helped us to see the subtle differences that we couldn’t see at a distance.  We currently use a Bausch & Lomb 8-24 x 50 pair of binoculars.  They have rubber protected eyepieces and a zoom knob that lets us zoom from an 8 to a 24 power.  Although this zoom is a nice feature we find that we get a better picture when using the 8 power.  (The 24 power tends to be blurry closer up).

The binoculars are a little cumbersome because of the size, but we have gotten use to them and we don’t carry them into the field for bird watching.  They would be a little too heavy on a strap around our neck.  Our On-Line Nature Mall has a wide variety of binoculars to choose from.  Small field size to larger models.