Walking and pedaling with a binocular
This beforehand of year, the temptation and habit of looking into the tree tops for warblers becomes such a habiliments for me that it can lead to problems when riding a bicycle. It takes notably effort to keep my eyes on the road and not in the trees when pedaling. For this discuss with, I have been forcing myself to walk the bike when I scarceness to do some birding. It pays off, not only in terms of safeness, but also in terms of birds.
Last night, for illustration, I walked the bike through a favorite sector of trail, pulled the Zeiss Victory 8x20 out of my biking jersey and fast added a Tennessee Warbler to my '08 cause to occur list. A little farther down the trail, I heard a Sora from a neighbourhood marsh. Highlight of the evening commute, however, was a Crestfallen-headed Vireo (when I was young, we called it a Sole). Even in a compact binocular, the birds snowy specs were striking and the yellow welling along the side was lovely. Yes, a quality compact binocular can be a serious birding dress. So can a bicycle if you have enough sense to get off a walk it, now and then.
