We have just published a new photo album with some wildlife that we have spotted during our walks in the neighborhood over the last two weeks. You can access the album by clicking here
un día típico a través de los sonidos de los animales. English and Netherlands translations available. … More An ordinary day …
un día típico a través de los sonidos de los animales. English and Netherlands translations available. … More Un día cualquiera…
When we were in Monteverde we did a birdwatching tour with a professional bird guide. He has almost thirty years of birdwatching experience, is well known and more than lived up to his reputation! Through the tour, I had the chance to do some bird-watcher watching so that I can report the characteristics of the expert birdwatcher. … More The expert birdwatcher
Esta semana hemos estado un poco ajetreados. De ahí que hayamos tenido el blog un poco descuidado. Con el fin del mes de Febrero, llegaba también el fin de nuestras vacaciones en la playa y teníamos que ponernos de nuevo en camino. Esta vez en dirección a la región que muchos consideran la más salvaje … More Playa, montaña y selva…en la misma semana
This week we have been a little busy. Hence, the neglected blog. At the end of February, the end of our beach vacation was also there and we had to get back on the road. This time in the direction of the region that many consider the wildest and most remote in Costa Rica: the … More Beach, mountains and jungle … in the same week
Hoewel vorige week dinsdag en woensdag relatief leeg waren, oftewel vol met niets doen, hebben we best veel gedaan, de afgelopen week. … More Week 6. Surfen, op weg en vogels kijken
Our purchase of the telescope was a bit of a haste job. Because scopes do not come cheap, virtually all birdwatchers that we know or met or read on-line, advise buying a second-hand scope if you are a beginner. We followed the Swedish go-to second-hand website (called blocket.se) for a while but nothing in our price range showed up. … More Our birdwatching gear. Part 3 : Celestron Ultima 80 telescope
Some years ago, when our interest in bird-watching started, I bought a pair of Kite Forster 10 x 50 binoculars. At that time, it was a well-reviewed model for bird watching. Very good value for money, also for experienced birdwatchers. … More Our birdwatching gear. Part 2 : Kite Forster 10 x 50 binoculars
If you look around the internet a bit for beginners tips for bird watching, you will find the tip not to gear up too much at the beginning. The equipment such as binoculars, cameras, and telescopes are available in a great price range, starting from not cheap to insanely expensive. If you ask me, the very cheap equipment is not worth your money because the quality simply does not suffice. So we have a mix of equipment with various qualities for wildlife observation. … More Our birdwatching gear. Part 1 : Eyes, books, binos, scopes and cameras
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