The Birds of Ontario
Marc Fitkin’s Instagram wall caught our attention, with its many birding images made with the Tele Vue-76 APO refractor. We contacted him asking to create a gallery of some of those birding images and contribute his thoughts for this blog post.
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The “backyard” photos are in Bronte, which is located along the shore of Lake Ontario in Canada. Once a fishing village surrounding Bronte Harbour, it is now part of the Town of Oakville.
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About a 3.5-hour drive north of the shore is Algonquin Park — a well-known Ontario bird watching location.
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We asked Marc how he got into birding.
the Tele Vue line
was every bit
— if not better —
than most high-end
spotting scopes
I got started in birding around 2002 after over ten years of doing astronomy. I had binoculars and a spotting scope but needed something to cross over into astronomy and birding. The Tele Vue Pronto filled that need and I later upgraded to the Tele Vue-76 because I wanted to do both astronomy and birding with photographic potential. Reviews of the Tele Vue-85 convinced me that despite the extra weight and lack of waterproofing, the Tele Vue line was every bit — if not better — than most high-end spotting scopes and were astronomy capable. That’s why I went in that direction instead of the traditional birding spotting scope.
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More Info
- Marc Fitkin’s Instagram wall showcases birding and astronomy images with Tele Vue scopes.
- Tele Vue-76 webpage (mobile site)
- TRF-2008 0.8x Reducer/Flattener works with any 400-600mm doublet to create a better scope for imaging (mobile site).
- Read more on birding and nature viewing with Tele Vue telescopes on our BirdScope website.
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