As a birder, not to mention a vegetarian, the saying, "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush" is not exactly my favorite, but when it comes to
binoculars, I will gladly amend that to "a binocular in hand is worth two in the bush … or your car or house and so on". Hey, if that
birding binocular is too big to take along on a regular basis, maybe it's time to add a
compact binocular to your birding kit. Save the bigger binocular for the heavy duty bird outing, but
always carry a compact binocular. You'll be amazed at how many more birds you'll see and often in the most unlikely places and at the most unlikely times. That's what I do. For me, birding is always just a moment away, just the time it takes to pull a binocular out of my purse or backpack.