Bird Watching Equipment

Beautiful birds are often small and too far away to see well without the help of quality birding equipment. In the sections listed below you can find tips on choosing the best binoculars, spotting scopes, and tripods, as well as pricing information and links to online retailers.

Bird Watching Binoculars—Tips for choosing the best binocular for your needs
Bird Spotting Scopes—Find the best telescopes for getting a good view of distant birds
Birding Tripods—Information about selecting good tripods for bird watching
Birding Retailers—Index of stores selling good birding equipment, books, and software