Subj : RE: Galveston Island FeatherFest
To   : Rixter
From : Mike Dippel
Date : Fri Apr 11 2025 21:48:30

On 4/11/2025 7:59 PM, Rixter wrote to Mike Dippel:

->   Re: Galveston Island FeatherFest
->   By: Mike Dippel to All on Fri Apr 11 2025 09:29 am
-> 
->  > Today's Holiday is: Feather Fest
->  > 
->  > Begun in 2002, the Galveston Island FeatherFest is intended to celebrate the
->  > "birds and
->  > natural heritage of the Upper Texas Coastal area."
->  > 
->  > Some 300 species of birds are found on Galveston Island in the springtime as
->  > they stop
->  > at the island during their migration north.
->  > 
->  > The four-day FeatherFest allows bird enthusiasts the chance to go on field
->  > trips to
->  > photograph and watch the birds.
->  > 
->  > Prominent environmental writers, naturalists, and artists are the leaders of
->  > these field
->  > trips. Visitors may also enjoy kayak and boat trips into the wilderness.
->  > 
->  > Seminars, workshops, and lectures on the wildlife in the community are also
->  > available.
->  > In addition, a FeatherFest Photo Contest is held.
->  > 
->  > Other highlights have included an exhibition of nature photographs at the
->  > Galveston
->  > County Historical Museum.
->  > 
->  > In the evenings, visitors attend informal gatherings. In 2007, the Houston
->  > String Quartet
->  > performed an original piece by Houston composer Ken Booker.
->  > 
->  > Mike Dippel
-> I enjoy reading these. Thanks Mike!

You are most welcome!

Mike Dippel
 
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