The National Geographic Guide to Birding in North America. Episode 6, Introduction to Birding Optics
(2019, original release: 2017)
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PUBLISHED
The Great Courses, 2017
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (streaming video file) (30 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
ISBN/ISSN
6715182
LANGUAGE
English
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Title from title frames
This lecture discusses the core optical tools that aid us in observing birds in the field. Study the parts of a pair of binoculars, and the pros and cons of different types of binoculars. Learn how to use binoculars for birding, highlighting matters such as magnification, field of view, and depth of field. Also take account of spotting scopes, and how they provide detail that binoculars can't
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James Currie
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2017
Mode of access: World Wide Web
In English