Hawks and owls will be present at raptor seminar.
Guest speakers Larry and Carol Eldridge will bring some fine-feathered friends to the July installment of Birds & Butterflies’ 2009 Nature Series.
The Eldridges will speak on “Raptors of South Carolina” at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the nature shop, located on Laurens Street. The Jackson couple does wildlife rehabilitation with the Carolina Raptor Centers in Charleston and Charlotte, N.C., and will be bringing birds from the Ruth Patrick Science Education Center, according to shop owner Ron Brenneman.
“Carol is actually a biologist, though she’s not working in that field now, and Larry works at the Savannah River National Laboratory in environmental safety and waste management,” Brenneman said. “They do raptor rehabilitation and a lot of education programs. We must be close to 10 years doing this seminar with them, and it’s very popular – we’re always at capacity. There is still space available on the advance sign-up sheet, though. This one is popular with people with children, too, because kids really enjoy seeing the live hawks and owls.”
The seminar is free, but advance sign-ups are required as space is limited. Refreshments and chances at door prizes are included on seminar nights, and seminar attendees get a discount on store merchandise purchased on lecture nights.
“I think it’s a good chance to get to see a live hawk and owl up close,” Brenneman said. “That’s something a lot of people never get to see.”
For more information or to reserve a seat at the seminar, call Birds & Butterflies at 649-7999.
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