What gift ideas do you have for your naturalist companions? (or what are you hoping Santa will bring you?) [image]

I went to buy the Carson optics ones and the order form on the website errored on my credit card. I tried several times but nope. 2 days later I look at my bank account and it has 6 pending transactions. I called Carson and they tried to blame me doing it wrong. I have placed hundreds of orders over…

Can somebody please explain what the point of the stickers are? I don’t get it. Why would someone unstick them from the book and stick them onto… what?

Just for the record, I bought another set. These rulers are just great. One is in the car, one is by the computer, one by the phone, one in each camera bag, they also serve as bookmarks for the field guides and as catwalks: Catwalk by the Nevada Native Plant Society. :-) => https://nvnps.org/node/5…

You can use them on notebooks or furniture, small for phones or phone cases, use in postcards and other crafts, they’re cool, beautiful and of course popular for decades. Not sure what you mean by what they are, they’re no more than what is presented on photos.

I normally carefully remove stickers and glue from all things, and I would never dream of sticking anything on my fridge or on furniture or my phone or computer or car. So I honestly didn’t see what these could possibly be useful for. Thanks for explaining. I also haven’t used a paper notebook in d…

Sometimes I see bolo ties and paper weights of (dangerous) wildlife frozen in acrylic. I think there would be picturesque flowers that would look great like that.

I’m glad to hear you’re getting so much use out of them!

For those who observe small features up close and where it’s customary to carry a wallet, maybe a wallet sized ruler for sense of scale ? It also helps with autofocus issues too. [PXL_20220714_233304087~2] Useful in cases like this: Little Gold Poppy (Escscholzia minutiflora) where without a ruler…

Here’s my pricier gift suggestion: [image] Binoculars with a macro range for bug hunters. [Ahem] This would make an excellent birthday present! (Hello, wife? Kids? Are you reading this?)

Since when did ticks become insects, hmm?

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langzi April 3, 2025, 7:58am 86

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