For those of us who spend a significant amount of time chasing wild game, finding and harvesting a trophy animal is often our top motivation. I recently got to thinking about how often I return home from the deer woods empty-handed. My success rate (or lack thereof) is staggering. I mostly don’t mind because I simply love the process, the … Read More
Let’s Go “Phone Scoping” – Celebrating the Original Digiscoping Adapter
Killing time between hunts can be an arduous task. You get up by 5:00 am, or earlier, and hunt for a few hours. Whether you return to camp by 9:00 am or noon, there is some time to fill. Such time is often filled with naps, football watching, or maybe even a little bow practice. The same can happen on … Read More
Take a Hike: How to Earn Better Digiscoped Images
I love to get outdoors, plain and simple. Whether scouting, hunting, fishing, or hiking, life is so much better when not surrounded by walls. Sure, I’m prone to indulge in television sports and an occasional Netflix binge, but it doesn’t compare to roaming outdoor spaces. I also love outdoor photography, specifically digiscoping or phone scoping. Ah, the art of connecting … Read More
Digiscoping: The Perfect Outdoor Companion Hobby
The melodic chorus of birds, the sharp chittering of a squirrel, and even the baying of distant livestock. All kinds of outdoorsmen and sportsmen have many things in common, but one thing stands out; they love being in outdoor spaces for these moments and many others. For these folks, being outdoors is better than staying inside and it’s not even close. … Read More
The Case for a Stylish Smartphone Case: Digiscoping with the Carbon Pro Series Phone Cover
For some odd reason, I recently found myself discussing the many cellular phones we’ve owned over the years with my wife; From the bag phones that rested in the floorboards of our 1990s cars and SUVs to the brick-sized models that mimicked military walkie-talkies. Of course, there was the litany of flip phones we proudly toted around. I also remember … Read More
#Kowascoping World Record By Jeff Bouton
Written by Jeff Bouton In 2023, I did something really cool! I was able to capture images & videos of over one tenth of the world’s bird species with my iPhone in a single year! I never intended to do a “Big Year” (as in the movie with the same name), but by year’s end it was undeniably a big … Read More
Samsung Galaxy S9+ Smartphone Digiscoping Adapter
Phone Skope’s brand new Samsung Galaxy S9+ Digiscoping Adapter is now available. This case is dual purpose, serving as a digiscoping adapter and every day phone case at the same time. The Samsung Galaxy S9+ Phone Case is designed and manufactured in the USA and works with all existing Phone Skope Optic Adapters. Here’s how the case works. Step-by-step Put … Read More
iPhone 6 Plus Field Test
I decided to try something different in this blog post. I just finished up my first round of field testing with a iPhone 6 Plus. I used it in a variety of situations and lighting conditions and on two different spotting scopes via a Phone Skope smartphone digiscoping adapter – Celestron Regal M2 80ED and a Vortex Razor HD 20-60×85. Check out the story I … Read More
Video – May 2015 Birding Highlights
I started out the month of May scouting for the 9th Annual Delaware Bird-a-thon. My team, the BirdsEye Birders, competed in the County Challenge, where we set out on May 3rd to try and find as may species as possible within the boundaries of New Castle County. The results are not in yet, but we tallied 139 species in 24 … Read More
PhoneSkoping the endangered Kirtland’s Warbler
Kirtland’s Warbler is on the top of every birder’s most wanted list. It is federally endangered and breeds locally in young Jack Pine forests in Wisconsin and Michigan. Fortunately, my friend, Craig Miller, had a chance to visit a breeding location last week and coincidentally, he purchased a Phone Skope adapter right before he left! Craig was able to see … Read More