App Review: The Michael Morcombe and David Stewart eGuide to the Birds of Australia

Although I own three field guides to Australian birds, I was influenced by a colleague to take my birding “to the next level” and try the The Michael Morcombe and David Stewart eGuide to the Birds of Australia. I diligently bowed to peer pressure and downloaded the free, ‘lite’ version which gave full functionality for 59…

Digiscoping For Dummies

Shore birds and waders are often just out of binocular and zoom lens range. For this reason, avid birders often lug around a ‘spotting scope’ to zoom-in on distant subjects. The best of the best are undoubtedly those made by Swarovski (yup, they don’t only manufacture expensive glass ornaments), but the higher-end models can cost as much…