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Click on the link from the Easy Reader (Beach Cities) for article on blue whales in local waters.   There is a video at the bottom of the article which you can also view.   After viewing the pictures and video in the article, you can see how close the blue whales are feeding on krill off the Palos Verdes coastline (or 1.5 to 2 miles off the Redondo Beach Pier at King Harbor).  Voyager tours have been jam packed and going on same is a one in a lifetime opportunity this year because the ocean temp has been much cooler than normal (great for the krill but not so good for us ocean swimmers). http://www.easyreadernews.com/2010/09/news/redondo-beach/blue-whales-feeding-local-waters-2

This story was sent to you by: Chuck -------------------- Construction crews unearth fossil 'treasure trove' -------------------- A Riverside County site yields camels, llamas, horses and saber-toothed cats, some well over 1 million years old. By Thomas H. Maugh II and Amina Khan Los Angeles Times September 21 2010 It happened more than a million years ago, but the fossilized evidence preserved the scene. A horse not much different from modern horses was enjoying a cool drink at a watering hole in what is now San Timoteo Canyon when a saber-toothed cat sneaked up and grabbed it by the haunch. The complete article can be viewed at: http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-fossils-20100921,0,3128425.story Visit latimes.com at http://www.latimes.com

Annual picnic held in Griffith Park on September 14, 2010 with Frank Scott, Senior Manager of Education at The Autry National Center as Guest Speaker. Double click on images to enlarge: This picture of the Autry National Center was taken following the picnic. Susan, Peter and I took up Mr. Franks offer to "come on down the road." We had no problem using our docent status to get in free. If you have problems starting and listening to the following video's, in four parts, of Scott Frank's presentation, just keep clicking on the start or pause arrows or even in the video box itself and the video should eventually begin to play.