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Registrace 22. 02. 2017
Spring 2020 - Staying Close to Home
A short video of Wild Latitudes co-owners Steve and Ivan, with some things they've been doing during the COVID-19 crisis.
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Nature Journal: Malheur Wildlife Refuge in Oregon
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May, 2020 The COVID-19 crisis has been keeping us at home a for the last couple months, social distancing to slow the spread of the virus. If you're like me, you've been spending more time watching birds in the backyard. I've really enjoyed getting even more acquainted with my local bird buddies. But I wanted to take advantage of being home (as opposed to being off in some far-away country, lea...
Start with Birds in Your Backyard
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As a beginning birdwatcher, it's easy to feel overwhelmed by the sheer numbers of bird species that fill the pages of your field guide. You may wonder how you'll ever come to identify them on your own. No need to panic! One of the best things you can do as a beginner is take it easy and start by learning just a few of the bird species that are regular visitors to your backyard.
Alaska - Birding and Wildlife Tour 2018
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This super fun tour focused on birding and mammalian wildlife, from the maritime forests of southeast Alaska to the slopes of the vast Alaska Range. We visited two amazing national parks Glacier Bay and Denali and drove the length of the Denali Highway. For full details, read the trip report on our website: wildlatitudes.com/alaska-tour-2018-trip-report/
3 Reasons You Should Start Birdwatching
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Are you getting interested in birds? Congratulations! There are some great things about birdwatching that will enrich your life. Here are the top three... Read the full blog post here: wildlatitudes.com/3-reasons-to-start-birdwatching/ 1. Birding helps you connect with nature. 2. Birding is good for your health 3. Birding is a great way to make friends
Noah Strycker - Interview about his book: 'Birding Without Borders'
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Ivan from Wild Latitudes met up with Noah Strycker, author of the recently-published book, Birding Without Borders. The book recounts Noah's amazing adventure across the globe in 2015, on his quest to see 5,000 different bird species. That's roughly half of all the known species in the world. In pursing his goal, Noah broke the world record for the most bird species seen in a single year. More ...
How to Clean Your Binoculars
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Watch the video above or read the steps in my blog post: wildlatitudes.com/how-to-clean-your-binoculars-video/ Having trouble seeing birds through all the dust and grime on your trusty binoculars? It might be time to sit down and give them a proper cleaning. Here's how! As a birder or wildlife watcher, you likely spend a lot of time outside using your binoculars to get better looks at the feath...
Did the jumping carp keep you awake at night?
Great. Thank you!
I've been birding for about 3 years now and I couldn't agree more with these reasons
Just like cleaning expensive camera lens, same tools apply. Thanks.
So great to find you here Ivan! I was looking for the safest ways to clean my binos and I recognize you in the video preview. Thanks for the tips!
So lens cleaner like what you would buy for cleaning spectacles is the stuff to get ?
I've been curious about Malheur for quite some time now. This helps. Stopped by Fern Ridge yesterday for the first time. Pretty quiet there right now except for a handful of Western Grebes. (Sept). ☺
Everyone focus on cleaning the lenses and ignores the fact that dust gets into hinges. How do you clean that out?
i cleaned my old pair of yashika japanese binos inside out , they are all metal body you don't find anymore with these plastic and rubber jobs now a days , removed all 4 prisms and done a thorough cloth and solution wipe and made sure there were no streaks or lint, dust specs etc and cleaned the housing where they sit on from more grime and sand etc its difficult job and cleaned the object lenses inside out as well also hard and had to use new pair of rubber gloves to hold them in order to put them back in the housing without putting more skin oil or streaks on them, as for the ocular lenses from the inside side of the lens i seen they were crystal clean still so i did not bother touching them specially because they are recessed in the body and hard to get to for proper cleaning anyways , still have double vision when looking at stars so i will have to re collimate them by adjusting one of the objective lens by turning and changing its concentric position till i no longer have double vision, could not do it through the prism screw as there were only two of them but could not see there face properly to know what kind of special screw i need
Thank you.
I use the tears of angels 😊
Can I clean Nikon Action Ex binocular ocular & objective lenses? I have Isopropyl Alcohol 99.9% concentration. The steps are blowing the dirt off with a bulb air blower, then using penbrush to get excess grit/sand/debris off, soak some lens specific microfiber towel in isopropyl alcohol to get rid of fingerprints and grease then finally wipe of with dry microfiber towel after breathing on the lenses. What do you think?
As an avid outdoorsman I've carried the same are Bushnell-Falcon 7 x 35 binoculars for 33 years now. When, or if they ever need to be replaced, I plan to buy an updated version of the same. theseare Bushnell-Falco binoculars. have served me well.
What is that campsite on the East side of Steens Mountain?
With the Buntings
Mine got fog inside/#need CLEANED INSIDE
Dan Stevens?
Very useful. Thanks for sharing
Talk talk talk no new info.
Well, that depends on what you knew beforehand. I didn't know all this, so for me, there was new information. That's why I watched it. It was imparted by him 'talking', which was useful. More efficient than (for example) the medium of dance. Not sure why you made this comment.
YES I ENJOY WATCHING BIRDS IM STILL LEARNING ABOUT IT ANY INFORMATION ANY ONE CAN GIVE ME I WOULD APPRECIATE
Any predators to watch out for ? They have camping sites ?
Deserves way more views!!!
Romans 10:13 New King James Version 13 For “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
is alcohol and cloth good for clean ?
Thank You Wild Latitudes...for the BEST reasons to get to Birdwatching!!!
Nice information. How do we clean fungus on lens?
So uhh, I have binoculars with mold growing on the inside of the big lens. Wondering what's best to get down inside the big ends and clean the lenses.
Send them to the manufacturer. A reputable manufacturer will likely take care of you.
Birds aren’t real, Birdwatching goes both ways. WAKE UP!
I was hoping you would also discuss the best way to clean the non-glass outside of the binoculars, too. Just soap and water I am guessing.
I just bought some vortex diamondbacks a couple weeks ago. saw some oil and dust. I definitely used my t-shirt, and also pushed pretty hard with the micro-fiber cloth they sent. dang, I wish they included some warnings. did I possibly wipe of some of the coating or scratch it already?
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Is it best to spray the cloth rather than spray the lens?
Yes, spray on cloth
I was looking at my neighbors and there was big smudges on them
Go to their house and clean them with a microfibre cloth. Very few neighbours have anti-reflective costing, so no need to blow them first with the puffer or use the pen.
I just run my Swarovski’s under the faucet, or use a bottle of water, then use a Hurricane puffer bottle, then use a nice, quality micro fiber cloth. I will almost never use chemicals unless absolutely necessary...even ‘optics cleaning’ chemicals....any mid to high end optics will be water/fog proof...and after over 25 years of bow hunting...this has been the most effective and least harsh way to clean my lenses. The water gets off all the crap without rubbing anything that will scratch, into your lenses...the air blower bottle will get the majority of water out/off of the lenses, and the micro fiber gets any water spots off...simple as.
#birdlife
1. Blow off with the Airblower L! 2. If there is eyelash oil on the lens, please carefully clean the lens with ethanol or washing-up liquid and Q-Tips. If necessary, rinse with water beforehand 3. If there are still streaks, breathe on the optics and gently rub dry with the Q-Tips 4. Never rub with a cloth! Unless you want to buy a new glass without hesitation!
You can use the cloth that comes with spectacles if I'm not wrong
I'm not sure about the Q-Tip...all the videos and instructions I've watched were to use a microfiber cloth.
@@josephgrn2818 after any Years you need a new optic
i avoid those unless it's absolutely necessary to get in the nooks and crony and sides of the lens face because they leave lot of lint even when wet with the cleaning solution
This is a really good video I enjoyed a lot and I am from India and I am from Thattekkadu bird Sanctuary
Great
you said not use glass cleaner buy you didn't explain why?
I believed in these. I loved to see birds and wildlife. ❤️ 💕 this so much
Nice information
I just take em and joy soap in the sink with hot water and scribe brush the hell out of them. Then take a hair dryer and blow dry them. then take windex spray them down good, with a dry cloth clean the lens
windex will destroy lens coatings 😐
@@josephgrn2818 No coating on mine
Does oaxaca have any bird lodges?
That was helpful thank you!!!
I like this guy. His dry nerdy sense of humor is my jam. Keep em coming. Oh hey if I actually read this - I have recently come upon my grandfathers ww2 binocs. They seem to work very well still but there’s a tiny screw or something inside that has come loose. It rattles and can’t possibly be good for them. Can I take them apart? Mechanically I’m good with stuff like this but I have no idea if that’s a bad idea to open them
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Quality production! The content is great. If you ever need an extra cameraman or want to get out birding somewhere on the west coast, hit me up.
Good
Fantastic footage !!! Captured really well my friend 👌 Keep the good work going on 👍
This was a terrible visual demo. Doesn't talk about inside cleaning either.
There is one fingerprint on my binoculars. How to get that off? It's really clean otherwise
Keep it on a low flame above the gas stove for 2 seconds
@@scorpion4351 😨 are you sure that wont wreck the binoculars?
@@scorpion4351 or are you making a sarcastic statement ? 🤔
@@ajaykaushik2272 yea he's messing with you 😂
@@themintaddict2090 😅😅 yeah i didn't try that and wreck it 😂 But that fingerprint is still there 😭😭