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Birding, Boating, Stargazing and Traveling with Binoculars

Take the ferry, not the road in coastal North Carolina

May 11, 2024

Enjoy visiting NC coastal towns and Outer Banks by water on a ferry

Choosing Binoculars for Bird Watching

Choosing Binoculars for Boating

Choosing Kids' Binoculars

Birding

November 1, 2021

Accessible Nature Trails: Get To Know Them Better

Making nature and wildlife available to everyone

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Boating

February 25, 2022

Following a Cruise Ship

Being my own cruise director on the Chesapeake Bay

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Stargazing

November 6, 2023

Stars at Home and Backyard Stargazing

How and where to observe the night sky where you live

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Traveling

November 17, 2023

A Day in New York City

Compelling Places to visit in Manhattan’s Big Apple

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Using Binoculars

October 27, 2022

Quick Binocular Test Drive

Use binoculars to choose features best for you

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Featured Posts

Watch the ISS Pass Overhead – It’s Better than TV

Pick the Right Optics to Bird Watch: Monoculars and Spotting Scopes

Boating the Small Craft Route of Georgian Bay to the North Channel

Road Trips

Click on Image to see Bethany Beach Live

Florida Keys on A1A

Delaware Beach Towns

Outer Banks, NC

Finger Lakes Upstate NY

Choosing a Tripod

Features we look for in a tripod are being lightweight, stable and easy to adapt.

Legs of the Great Loop Cruise

Cruise your boat around the eastern half of the U.S. and Canada

Like surprises? Take a mystery trip

Enjoy a day trip without planning it

NASA Explains What to Look for in the Sky

Planets, Stars, The Moon and Meteor Showers

Birds, Birds, Birds

Click on Image to see the Cornell Bird Feeder

2024 Birding Festivals

Bird Walk Etiquette

Pick the Right Optics

Birding crossword puzzle