Spotting scopes

Spotting scopes are terrestrial telescopes that pick up where binoculars leave off. They have much larger magnifications and are usually mounted on a tripod or other support device. In these configurations, potting scopes make it easier to share a view with others without having to give complicated directions about where to look.

A Yellow-crowned Night-Heron in Orange County

A Yellow-crowned Nigh...

Sub-adult Yellow-crowned Night-Heron We recently visited Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve...

A Yellow-crowned N...

Sub-adult Yellow-crowned Night-Heron We recently visited Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve...

A Common Cuckoo for California

A Common Cuckoo for C...

Common Cuckoo When someone found a Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)...

A Common Cuckoo fo...

Common Cuckoo When someone found a Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)...

Yellow-billed Magpie: Another Roadside Attraction

Yellow-billed Magpie:...

We were driving back from central California when we stopped...

Yellow-billed Magp...

We were driving back from central California when we stopped...

Featherless Joy of Birding

Featherless Joy of Bi...

Desert Bighorn Sheep near Zzyzx. The joy of birding doesn’t...

Featherless Joy of...

Desert Bighorn Sheep near Zzyzx. The joy of birding doesn’t...

Black-throated Magpie-Jays

Black-throated Magpie...

Black-throated Magpie-Jays We spent part of Labor Day 2012 in...

Black-throated Mag...

Black-throated Magpie-Jays We spent part of Labor Day 2012 in...

Westminster Park, San Diego

Westminster Park, San...

Summer Tanager in Westminster Park, San Diego We attended the...

Westminster Park, ...

Summer Tanager in Westminster Park, San Diego We attended the...

Arctic Loon-acy

Arctic Loon-acy

In January of 2012, birders at the Morro Bay Birding...

Arctic Loon-acy

In January of 2012, birders at the Morro Bay Birding...

San Jacinto Wildlife Area, Winter 2012

San Jacinto Wildlife ...

Burrowing Owl in San Jacinto Wildlife Area We went out...

San Jacinto Wildli...

Burrowing Owl in San Jacinto Wildlife Area We went out...

Unusual Birds for San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary

Unusual Birds for San...

Lesser Yellowlegs at San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary We visited San...

Unusual Birds for ...

Lesser Yellowlegs at San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary We visited San...

A New Bird Species for San Joaquin WS

A New Bird Species fo...

On a routine weekend in late November, we went to...

A New Bird Species...

On a routine weekend in late November, we went to...

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

It’s fall in southern California, so birders keep busy looking...

Yellow-bellied Sap...

It’s fall in southern California, so birders keep busy looking...

Cooper’s Hawk

Cooper’s Hawk

A Cooper’s Hawk checks out the Pancake Breakfast At a...

Cooper’s Hawk

A Cooper’s Hawk checks out the Pancake Breakfast At a...