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Birding Gear : Big lens transport

April 21, 2024 // 0 Comments

When we acquired our Nikkor 200-500mm lens, we had to consider the best way to carry the big lens on outings. Together, the zoom lens and D850 body weigh almost 8 pounds (!), [...]

Urban Safari: Finding The Flicker

June 4, 2023 // 0 Comments

Early Saturday. 5:30AM to be exact. This text arrives from one of our local RainyDayMagazine readers: "Hey - Let me know if you’d like to see the Flicker’s tree (and [...]

Vanguard Ball Head

May 26, 2015 // 0 Comments

Vanguard has made a name for itself with professional photographers since coming onto the scene in 1986. Much of the credit for Vanguard’s rise in popularity goes [...]

Urban Safari : Herons at Millennium Park

May 13, 2015 // 0 Comments

Boston is an urban city with a lot of nature within its boundaries it. Places like the Emerald Necklace and the Arnold Arboretum are well known, but others, like Millennium [...]

RainyDayGiftGuide 2014 : Photography

December 8, 2014 // 0 Comments

We are amazed that the year is almost over and another Holiday Season is now upon us! The elves are back, running around the studio to set things up for the RainyDayMagazine [...]

Vanguard Digiscope Setup

January 20, 2014 // 0 Comments

A  spotting scope is a great piece of equipment for birders. We had a taste of how well it works when we brought one with us on our Snowy Owl outing to Plum Island. The one [...]

Vanguard Spotting Scope FirstLook

January 17, 2014 // 0 Comments

We  got a bunch of emails asking about the spotting scope we used on our New Year’s Day Snowy Owls outing on Plum Island. Readers searching for a write-up on the [...]

Urban Safari : Snowy Eagle on Plum Island

January 10, 2014 // 1 Comment

Now  that a Bald Eagle in Boston is no longer news, how about seeing a Snowy Owls on Plum Island? A Snowy Owl sighting is somewhat more likely than glimpsing a Bald [...]