2025 Grand Prize and Week Four 1st Place by Michael Lindsey.
FeatherFest 2025 Photo Contest
2025 Photo Contest Winners

Frosty the Snow Bird
2025 Week Three 1st Place by Eugene McMillin in Galveston County.

Yellow Billed Cuckoo High Island Spring
2024 Week One 2nd Place by Brian Anderson in Galveston County.

Black-headed Grosbeak with Spanish Moss
2025 Week One 3rd Place by Roy Freese in Fort Bend County.
2024 Photo Contest Winners

Migrating Baltimore Oriole
2024 Grand Prize and Week Four 1st Place by Anthony Louviere.

Can You See Me Now
2024 Week Three Honorable Mention by Jim Stough in Brazoria County.

Migrating Yellow Warbler
2024 Week Two 2nd Place by Anthony Louviere in Galveston County.

Cooper’s Hawk Staring at Me
2024 Week One 2nd Place by Joseph Smith in Harris County.

Great Horned Owl on Nest
2024 Week One Honorable Mention by Andrew McCullough in Fort Bend County.
2023 Photo Contest Winners

Green Heron Fishing
2023 Grand Prize and Week Four 1st Place by Andrew McCullough in Fort Bend County.

Kingfisher with Breakfast
2023 Week Four Honorable Mention by Ray Bednar in Galveston County.

Cedar Waxwing Profile
2023 Week Three Honorable Mention by Steve Schuenke in Harris County.

Don’t Bee Late for Dinner
2023 Week Two 1st Place by Kevin McDonald in Galveston County.

Young Black-necked Stilt
2023 Week Two 2nd Place by Andrew McCullough in Fort Bend County.

Crested Caracara in the Rain
2023 Week One Honorable Mention by Ed Ferrin in Galveston County.
2022 Photo Contest Winners

Finding Balance
2022 Grand Prize Winner and Week Four 1st Place by Julie Chapa in Galveston.

Picking Up Some Breakfast
2022 Week Four Honorable Mention by Karl Hoeffner at Exploration Green Pond, Clear Lake City, TX.

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
2022 Week Three 2nd Place by Joseph V. Smith at Kleb Woods Nature Center, Tomball, TX.

Still Life in Camo
2022 Week Three 3rd Place by Lea Safley at Brazos Bend State Park.

Emerging from the Nest
2022 Week Two 1st Place by Scott Meyer in Landing Lake, Kingwood, Texas.

Blue Grosbeak
2022 Week Two 2nd Place by Karl Hoeffner in Indian Shores near Crosby, TX.

Hungry Humming Bird
2022 Week Two Honorable Mention by Janet Chung in Tomball, Texas.

Bluebird Out On A Limb
2022 Week One Honorable Mention by Karl Hoeffner at Exploration Green (phase 1) in Clear Lake City, Harris County.
2021 Photo Contest Winners

Enduring the Great Freeze of ‘21
2021 Week Four 2nd Place by Mark Doing at Copperfield, Harris County.

Getting Some Sun
2021 Week Four 3rd Place by Janaki Wallooppillai at Cullinan Park Conservancy.

Go Fish
2021 Week Two 2nd Place by Dan Lotan at Brazos Bend State Park, Fort Bend County.

Roseate Spoonbill
2021 Week Two 3rd Place by Stan Bravenec at Smith Oaks Rookery; High Island, Texas.

Selfie
2021 Week Two Honorable Mention by Gary Seloff at Horsepen Bayou (Harris County).

Construction Delivery
2021 Week One 3rd Place by Brian Fesko at Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge.

Statuesque Great Egret
2021 Week One Honorable Mention by Mark Doing at Hight Island Smith Oaks Rookery.
2020 Photo Contest Winners

Sitting Pretty
2020 Grand Prize and Week Four First Place by Anthony Louviere in Galveston, TX.

Partial Coverage
2020 Week Four Second Place by Gary Seloff at Bolivar Flats, Galveston County

Lafitte’s Petite
2020 Week Four Third Place by Barry Hatch at Lafitte’s Cove in Galveston.

Pelican Portrait
2020 Week Three First Place by Scott Meyer at the Mosquito Fleet Docks, Galveston.

First Date
2020 Week Three Honorable Mention by Deborah Repasz at the Texas City Dike.

I Spy with My Little Eye
2020 Week Two First Place by Carlos Guzman at East End Lagoon Nature Preserve.

We are Family
2020 Week Two Third Place by Deborah Repasz at Resolft Park, Alvin, TX.

Flyby
2020 Week Two Honorable Mention by Gary Seloff at Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge.

Feather Duster
2020 Week One Second Place by Gary Seloff at Horsepen Bayou, Harris County.

Taking a Drink
2020 Week One Third Place by Sandra Kroeger at San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge.

Magnolia Raindrop
2020 Week One Honorable Mention by Barry Hatch at Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge.
2019 Photo Contest Winners

Nighthawk in the Rain
2019 Week Four First Place by Mike Zarella at Galveston, TX West End.

Bird on a Wire
2019 Week Four Second Place by Barry Hatch at Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge.

Lofty View
2019 Week Four Third Place by Kathy Williams at Quintana Bird Sanctuary, Texas.

Bottoms Up
2019 Week Three Second Place by Lea Safley at Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge.

Nesting Egrets
2019 Week Three Honorable Mention by Andrew McCullough at Smith Oaks Woods, High Island, TX.

Short Eared Owl at Anahuac
2019 Grand Prize and Week Two First Place by Rob Heifner at Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge.

Reddish Egret Bad Hair Day
2019 Week Two Second Place by Carlos R. Guzman at East End Lagoon, Galveston, TX.

Stalking Breakfast
2019 Week Two Third Place by Lea Safley at Bolivar Flats, Bolivar Peninsula, TX.

Lucky Heron Unlucky Fish
2019 Week Two Honorable Mention by Mike Zarella taken on Galveston Island West End, TX.

Mating Spoonbills
2019 Week One First Place by Joseph Smith taken at Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX

Concentration
2019 Week One Second Place by Lea Safley taken on Bolivar Peninsula, TX.

Dancing With The Stars
2019 Week One Third Place by Carlos R. Guzman taken at East End Lagoon, Galveston, TX.

Sandhill Cranes in Flight
2019 Week One Honorable Mention by Bethany Tiner taken at Galveston, TX.
2018 Photo Contest Winners
Thanks to all of the photographers that participated!

Wilson’s Warbler
2018 Week Four Second Place by Anthony Louviere at Galveston, Texas.

Go Fly a Kite, Shrike
2018 Week Four Third Place by Cissy Beasley at Galveston, Texas.

Will You Be Mine
2018 Week Three First Place by Susan Ellison at Texas City Dike, Texas City.

Displaying Great Egret
2018 Week Three Second Place by Joseph Smith at Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, Texas.

Colorful Pair
2018 Week Three Third Place by Rose Poole at Smith Oaks Sanctuary, High Island, Texas.

Easy Does It
2018 Week Two Second Place by Deborah Repasz at Resoft Park, Friendswood, Texas.

Morning Sun
2018 Week Two Third Place by Stan Bravenec at Audubon Bolivar Flats Bird Sanctuary, Texas.

A Universe of Purple Martins
2018 Week Two Honorable Mention Place by Ray Viator in Northwest Houston, Texas.

Snowy Plover
2018 Grand Prize Winner and Week One First Place by Susan Ellison at San Luis Pass, Galveston, Texas.

White-wing Dove Display
2018 Week One Second Place by Mike Madding taken at Sabine Woods.
2017 Photo Contest Winners
Thanks to all of the photographers that participated!

Keeping Watch
2017 Week Four Second Place by Michael Madding taken in China, Jefferson County, TX.

Avocet Flight
2017 Week Four Honorable Mention by Stan Bravenec taken at Bolivar Flats Shorebird Sanctuary, Bolivar, TX.

I’m Watching You
2017 Week Three First Place by Doug Haass taken at Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge.

Bald Eagle
2017 Week Three Honorable Mention by Joseph Smith taken in Harris County, Texas.

Scarlet Tanager with Mulberry
2017 Week Two First Place by Sylvia Ojeda taken at Lafitte’s Cove.

True Colors
2017 Week Two Third Place by Susan Ellison taken at Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge.

Eyes Wide Open
2017 Week Two Honorable Mention by Doug Haass taken at Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge.

Egret Bathing
2017 Week One Second Place by Joseph Smith at the Smith Oaks Woods Audubon Refuge in High Island.

A Question of Balance
2017 Week One Third Place by Gary Seloff taken at Armand Bayou.

Great Horned Owl
2017 Week One Honorable Mention by Will Rountree at Brazos State Park.
2016 Photo Contest Winners
Thanks to all of the photographers that participated!

Late Night Snack
2016 Week Four Second Place by Cissy Beasley taken taken at Sportsman Road (roadside marsh), Galveston.

Marbled Godwit At Early Morning Lights
2016 Week Four Third Place by Susan Ellison taken taken at Bolivar Flats.

Hummers Fight
2016 Week Four Honorable Mention by Marilyn Holloway taken taken at Mont Belvieu.

Splish Splash, Taking A Bath
2016 Week Three First Place by Carl Henry taken near North Deer Island.

Red Breasted Nut Hatcher
2016 Week Three Honorable Mention by Dub Hamilton taken taken at Texas City.

Cuckoo With Webworm
2016 Week Two First Place by Dan Lotan taken taken at High Island.

Black Skimmer
2016 Week Two Second Place by Sandra Kroeger taken taken at Texas City Dike.

Egret Mating Posing
2016 Week Two Third Place by Julie Cheng taken taken at High Island.

Under Construction
2016 Week Two Honorable Mention by David Alaniz taken taken at Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island.

Two in a Million
2016 Grand Prize Winner and Week One First Place by Richard Howard taken at Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge.

Hummingbird on Porterweed
2016 Week One Honorable Mention by Matt Hyner taken taken at Mont Belvieu.