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Swarovski NL Pure – the Sexiest Binoculars Ever

10,000 Birds

They are about the same length (NL 6.2in / 158mm; EL 6.3in / 160mm) and weight (NL 30oz / 850g; EL 29.6oz / 840g), and obviously, the same lens diameter, hence, they should feel the same, right? And when you raise your fingers, well balanced NLs happily rest against your thumbs, not falling to either side. Nothing can be more wrong.

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Protection for a fee: Band-tailed Gulls and Red-legged Cormorants

10,000 Birds

Frigatebirds don’t occur in the cold waters of the coast of Peru and Chile, but Band-tailed Gulls (Larus belcheri) have developed similar strategy. The Gull lands and assesses the situation waiting for the right time. Frigatebirds will chase them until they regurgitate the food they brought for their young. then jumps into action.