[Tweeters] Swarovski bird-identifying binocs

[Odette B. James]

A friend sent me a short article describing the new, very expensive, binocs
that use AI to identify birds and mammals.  In the article there was a short
video advertising the binocs and supposedly showing how wonderful they are.
The video showed the binocs misidentifying a squirrel.  The pictured
squirrel is identified as a Western Gray but probably is a Douglas' Squirrel
or perhaps an Eastern Fox Squirrel (introduced to the west and now very
common in CA), but no way is it a Western Gray.  Anyone who spends a fortune
on those binocs had better be prepared to check every ID in a field guide.
Amusing that the advertising for the binocs so clearly demonstrates their
deficiencies.

 

Odette James

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