Showing posts with label birdwatching. Show all posts
Showing posts with label birdwatching. Show all posts

Wednesday, 17 November 2010

Bushnell Powerview 10x32 Compact Folding Binocular

Bushnell Powerview 10x32 Compact Folding BinocularTravelers, nature observers and concert goers take note: the PowerView series offers the largest line of Bushnell quality, affordable binoculars. No matter what your purpose, you'll find a variety of magnifications, styles and sizes, and fully coated optics for bright, vivid images. The porro prism line-up provides great durability and performance in an attractive "traditional" porro prism design. Compact to full-sized, the contemporary styling houses fully coated optics. Suffice to say, images are crisp, clear and bright - even in low light. Affordable for any and all interested in magnifying life to its fullest.

Price: $40.95


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Tuesday, 16 November 2010

La Vallee (aka "The Valley Obscured By Clouds")

La Vallee  (aka While The Godfather was making moviegoers an offer they couldn't refuse, La Vallée was wowing art-house crowds with its flower-powered search for paradise in the jungles of New Guinea. It's there that an adventurous diplomat's wife (Bulle Ogier), hoping to find the forbidden feathers of a rare exotic bird, embarks on a deeper, more personal quest when she encounters a makeshift family of hippies seeking an unmapped valley from which visitors are said never to return. Like the structurally similar cult films from its era (including Walkabout and Aguirre: The Wrath of God), La Vallée dazzled the post-'60s subculture with free-spirited adventure and enigmatic beauty, captured here through the peerless lens of cinematographer Néstor Almendros. The hippie vibe seems mildly dated but its sensual context is timeless, and a climactic encounter with the primitive Mapuga tribe retains an intense cross-cultural mystique. Pink Floyd's celebrated soundtrack is mostly heard as background ambience, but it effectively enhances the film's compelling atmosphere of mystery and expectation. --Jeff Shannon

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Sunday, 14 November 2010

Somebody's Watching

Somebody's Watching2008 digitally remastered and expanded edition of this classic album from the Progressive Rock/Art Rock band, originally released in 1973. Somebody's Watching features guest musicians Nic Potter (of Van Der Graaf Generator) and former Family and future King Crimson/Asia member John Wetton. and includes their classic interpretation of Ennio Morricone's theme to "A Fistful of Dollars". This reissue also features both sides of their 1973 single "Virginia" as bonus tracks. Esoteric.

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Wednesday, 10 November 2010

Brunton Echo 10-30x21 Zoom Monocular

Brunton Echo 10-30x21 Zoom MonocularBrunton 10 - 30x21 mm Zoom Monocular. Pocket-size performance! James Bond approved as one of the smallest zoom units on the planet! Multi-coated lens for distortion-free clarity; Top-grade BaK-4 prism glass; F.O.V @ 1,000 yds. is 178' at 10X, 110' at 30X; Tripod compatible; Fold-down eyecup; 12 mm eye relief; Includes lanyard and case. ; 4 1/4 x 1 1/4", weighs 3 ozs. ; Nab yours today! Brunton Zoom Monocular

Price: $50.00


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Messina 35.2oz Deer Stopper RTU w/ pt Concentrate Refill

Messina 35.2oz Deer Stopper RTU w/ pt Concentrate RefillMessina Wildlife Management Deer Stopper, 35.2 ounces ready-to-use, with one pint concentrate refill. Messina Wildlife's all natural deer repellent is a highly effective formula for preventing axis, elk, moose and other deer damage on all shrubs, flowers, edible crops, forest and fruit trees. It works by smell and taste and will not wash off after a heavy rain. Lasts for approximately 30 days. Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) listed. Endorsed by the National Home Gardening Club. This web-exclusive pack comes with one ready-to-use Deer Stopper spray and one pint concentrate refill.

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Friday, 5 November 2010

Migrating birds cause a stir at San Rafael brickyard

Micah Johnson wrote - "Birding connects us to the natural world and fills one with a sense of awe and wonder. Try it, you'll like it. You might feel better about yourself."

Yes Indeed. A group of us go birding every fall. There is nothing like waking up before dawn, having a hearty breakfast, loading some gear into the vehicles and all heading to a good birding area.

The crisp cool fall air, some low lying fog entwined in the tules, and patches of fog out over the water dancing with the first rays of sunlight.

You just get settled in with a mug of coffee or hot chocolate and then suddenly someone says they see a flock of birds in the distance and you wait in anticipation and then - right there in front of you over the decoys you see them - a big beautiful flock of mallards! You quickly rise and take a bead on one and then another squeezing the trigger on your well used 12 gauge and BOOM - BOOM - BOOM and you hear the guns of the other birders with you BOOM, BOOM - BOOM, BOOM, BOOM and then you see some birds laying in the water, while the rest fly away.

After all?s quiet again, the black lab who's been held back on the leash is released, and with a flying leap which would make a Calaveras jumping frog envious, clears the reeds in front of the blind and lands in the water with a splash and paddles at full speed to the first bird.

Carefully he takes the first duck in his mouth so as not to damage it and proudly retrieves it back to the hunters in the blind. Then, again and again he deftly repeats this ballet until all the downed ducks are retrieved.

Then suddenly a hushed warning is heard by all as the hunter on point spots another flock far off in the early morning light and everyone scans the horizon for a sign AND THEN QUICKLY THEY'RE UPON US AND BOOM - BOOM - BOOM - BOOM - BOOM is heard again in the cool morning calm and more birds splash into the water. And the ballet begins again with the black lab.

Later in the morning as we pack our gear, police the area for any trash to be carried out, and gather the ducks we harvested, we talk about the days birding and how grateful we all are for our morning with nature, and birding and an all-American pastime that's as good the last time as the first, and we give thanks to the good Lord for our bounty and good fortune, and pray God shines upon these wonderful waterfowl and their beautiful habitat.

Yes, birding is truly a delight to the senses and gives one a true appreciation of nature.


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Thursday, 4 November 2010

Hydrofarm CK64060 Hot House with Heat Mat

Hydrofarm CK64060 Hot House with Heat MatHot House Growing System gives seedlings a warm, moist environment for a strong start. The Hot House Mini-Greenhouse Growing System offers increased growing success by providing gentle warmth to the planting bed and by controlling humidity under the large dome. System Includes: UL listed waterproof heat mat, 17 W, 120 V, 6.5" humidity dome with dual vent points, 11" x 22" watertight base tray, 72 cell seedling insert.

Price: $42.99


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Tuesday, 2 November 2010

Treasure of Madera Canyon [VHS]

Nature and Flute CD. Follow the graceful melodies of the flute as its haunting whispers lure you into nature's spell.

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Guide to Bird Watching [VHS]

Nature and Flute CD. Follow the graceful melodies of the flute as its haunting whispers lure you into nature's spell.

Price: $9.99


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