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April 2026
April 15 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Join Virginia Rose, founder of Birdability, and Pam Smolen, Chair of the Houston Audubon Board of Directors, on an accessible field trip to Smith Oaks! What to Expect:  We plan to begin at the Smith Oaks Rookery where nine species of heron, egret, spoonbill, ibis, cormorant, and Anhinga nest within inches of each other. The High Island rookery offers birders a close view of the annual dramedy of waterbird nesting activity including vibrant breeding plumage, mating hustle and nestlings.

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April 16 @ 7:00 am - 10:00 am

Resoft is such a beautiful Brazoria County Park we are offering two FeatherFest photography field trips to this site. What to Expect:   Resoft is an 80-acre day-use park near Alvin that is wheelchair accessible. David plans to use his own E-trike to get around. The park has interconnected, crescent shaped lakes with islands in the middle. During spring nesting/breeding season it becomes a mini-rookery. You’ll be able to observe and photograph Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, and Cattle…

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April 16 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 am

This outing will be led by Virginia Rose, Founder of Birdability, an organization committed to making the birding community and the outdoors accessible, safe, welcoming and inclusive for everybody and every body. This meet-at-site field trip will introduce birders to Laffite’s Cove Nature Preserve, Galveston’s crown jewel during spring migration.

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April 16 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Advanced technology has provided photographers with tools that make digital photographs easier to manage, process, and share. With more than 30 years of experience and a long history of using film cameras, Ruth makes every effort to perfect her settings before making an exposure, but sometimes “life happens” and adjustments need to be made after capturing an image.

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April 16 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

This outing will be led by Virginia Rose, Founder of Birdability, an organization committed to making the birding community and the outdoors accessible, safe, welcoming and inclusive for everybody and every body. Joining Virginia on this trip is FeatherFest guide Anna Deichmann. Anna is the Gulf Coastal Program Director for the American Bird Conservancy and is excited to be co-leading with Virginia for FeatherFest. What to Expect: This meet-at-site field trip will be done caravan style, introducing birders to accessible birding by car along the historically renowned birding hotspot at 8-Mile Road and Sportsman Road.

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April 16 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Bird photographers take a lot of photos. The latest cameras allow us to capture 10+ images a second and it’s not unusual to take 1,000 or more images in a day. Join Kathy Adams Clark for this workshop where she shares her editing and cataloguing workflow. Watch as she edits images explaining why some are deleted and others retained.

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April 17 @ 9:00 am - 11:30 am

This outing will be led by Virginia Rose, Founder of Birdability, an organization dedicated to making birding and outdoor spaces accessible, safe, welcoming, and inclusive for everybody and every body. What to Expect:  The field trip will focus on the accessible trails on the bay side of the park, with birding conducted primarily from recently revamped trails and the observation tower. The observation tower offers expansive views of surrounding marshes, tidal flats, and coastal prairie. The group will also be…

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April 17 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

In this workshop, you will learn how to work in different lighting conditions to get the best results, how to select the best photos from what you created (focus, wing position, flight direction, body position, etc.), and how to anticipate behavior before you take the shot. Kathy will also cover the use of slow shutter speeds to create interesting and effective action shots.

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April 17 @ 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm

This outing will be led by Virginia Rose, Founder of Birdability, an organization committed to making the birding community and the outdoors accessible, safe, welcoming and inclusive for everybody and every body. Joining Virginia on this trip is FeatherFest guide Anna Deichmann. Anna is the Gulf Coastal Program Director for the American Bird Conservancy and is excited to be co-leading with Virginia for FeatherFest. This meet-at-site field trip will be done caravan style, introducing birders to accessible locations on Galveston’s East End.

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April 18 @ 7:00 am - 10:00 am

Resoft is such a beautiful Brazoria County Park we are offering two FeatherFest photography field trips to this site. What to Expect:   Resoft is an 80-acre day-use park near Alvin that is wheelchair accessible. David plans to use his own E-trike to get around. The park has interconnected, crescent shaped lakes with islands in the middle. During spring nesting/breeding season it becomes a mini-rookery. You’ll be able to observe and photograph Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, and Cattle…

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April 18 @ 8:00 am - 11:30 am

This outing will be led by Virginia Rose, Founder of Birdability, an organization committed to making the birding community and the outdoors accessible, safe, welcoming and inclusive for everybody and every body. What to Expect:  This meet-at-site field trip will be done caravan style, introducing birders to accessible locations on Galveston’s renowned West End.

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April 18 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Good photography can change hearts and minds. Join professional photographer Sean Fitzgerald for a presentation on how to photograph an ecosystem for maximum impact, with a particular focus on often overlooked Texas prairie ecosystems. Learn valuable tips to take better photos using a variety of techniques to help you tell the stories you want to tell.

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April 18 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Advanced technology has provided photographers with tools that make digital photographs easier to manage, process, and share. With more than 30 years of experience and a long history of using film cameras, Ruth makes every effort to perfect her settings before making an exposure, but sometimes “life happens” and adjustments need to be made after capturing an image.

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April 18 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Have you been curious about taking videos but just haven’t tried it yet or do you need some tips on how to improve your videos? Join Tim is this workshop which will cover the basics of how to capture and process slow-motion videos. Utilizing your camera to take videos will elevate your story telling capability, beyond just still photography. Taking videos in slow-motion allows you to see the intricate details of animal behavior, whether it’s wing motion of birds in flight or water splashing from shorebirds catching fish.

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April 18 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

We all want to continue to grow as photographers, and in this workshop, Scott will discuss many different things one can do to improve your technical and artistic skills in order to capture better images.

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April 19 @ 9:00 am - 11:30 am

This outing will be led by Virginia Rose, Founder of Birdability, an organization dedicated to making birding and outdoor spaces accessible, safe, welcoming, and inclusive for everybody and every body. Exploration Green features wide, paved, mostly level trails that loop around a series of lakes and wetland cells, making it an excellent location for accessible birding.

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