We’re passionate about birds and nature. That’s why we opened a Wild Birds Unlimited Nature Shop in our community.
25416 Crenshaw Blvd.
Torrance, CA 90505
Phone: (310) 326-2473
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Store Hours:
Mon: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tues: 10:00 am - 5:30 pm
Wed - Sat: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sun: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
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The 29th annual Palos Verdes Peninsula Butterfly Count will be held Saturday, July 18th. As usual, we will divide into groups to cover the Christmas Bird Count region extending from Alondra Park on the north, east to the LA River and the entire PV peninsula. Counters will gather at 8:30 in the Rolling Hills Estates City Hall parking lot. While many participants will be finished by Noon, parties will be counting through the afternoon until around 5, at which time butterflies are packing it in for the evening.
Please let me know via e-mail if you can make the count and for how long you would like to be out. If you have an area of choice, please let me know. If there is sufficient interest, we can gather in San Pedro afterward for a count tally and potluck/picnic.
Thanks, Jess jmorton@igc.org
Clay Taylor of Swarovski Optics, and a leader in the development of digiscoping technology (digital photography through a spotting scope), will be giving a free program on digiscoping July 10 & 11. The July 10 program will be at 6 p.m. in the main classroom at Madrona Marsh. This evening program will focus on scopes, cameras and techniques. Clay will work with us on how to take hand-held camera pictures through the scope; focusing, being steady, etc. Bring your equipment to this seminar. There is no set time to end except that we must be out of the facility by 10 p.m. Space is limited. Reservations are required. Call the store at 310-326-BIRD (2473). Please reserve only if you know that you can attend, as we expect there to be a waiting list. If you must cancel, let us know so that someone else may take your place. Dinner from Poquito Mas will be served at 5:30 pm, compliments of Wild Birds Unlimited. Plans for the Saturday morning field program will be announced Friday night.
Saturday morning, we will meet at the designated location at about 8:30 a.m. The morning will be spent learning how to digiscope under field conditions. Clay will be working with us as a group, and individually, sharing his knowledge of this fun and exciting photography technique. Plan on being in the field for about 4-5 hours. Bring water, sunscreen, hats, etc to protect yourself from the sun. Coffee will be provided by Wild Birds Unlimited.
Lunch plans are open at this point. Once we complete the field trip, we'll break for lunch, then gather up again at the classroom at the Marsh. Clay will spend the afternoon uploading and critiquing our work, working on the finer points of the process. Stay as long as you like for this session; it can't be anything but fun, and probably provide all of us with some good laughs at our "bad" pictures. The bottom line, though, is to come out of this 3-part program knowing how to use your scope and camera in combination to get some really great shots of critters in the field.
Thanks to Clay for giving us his time during what is always a busy work schedule for him. I've known him almost since I opened the store, and I'm really excited to have him present this program for us--FREE!
Bob Shanman and Kurt Leuschner consult PGA West, in La Quinta, Calif., on how to place and use Barn Owl boxes effectively. This is aimed at keeping down rodent populations on the golf courses and is part of a larger "green" movement by PGA West.
Shanman, owner of Wild Birds Unlimited in Torrance, and Leuschner, professor at College of the Desert, zipped around the Citrus Club with staff scouting out locations for the homes. Many suitable trees were found to hang the boxs. The trees need to be sturdey enough to support the weight of the 4 foot by 2 foot box filled with sawdust, have a openning facing a clearing and limbs above the box to support owlettes.
The owls have been seen in the area and this is an attempt to draw them to living on the Citrus Club and expanding to other courses in the future. Many other species of birds were seen and heard, as well as many nesting sites.
You can see photos of us at the course on our Flickr page here or visit PGA West here.
