Cyclobirding

I'm trying to work out how to carry a scope on my bicycle in a way that lets me deploy it quickly, for birdwatching. Aka quickscope cyclobirding . At first I'd just stick the scope in a pannier and strap the tripod to the bike rack. But the tripod would rattle, and assembling scope and tripod at each stop is too slow. I want to be able to do many short stops. My setup now is: Piece of foam cut to…