Photo Contest Winning Photos

Fighting Side of Me
Photographer:  Carroll (Jackie) Reid
Location:  Ecuador
Category:  Birds
Award:   Best of Show; First Place

Eastern Swallowtails
Photographer:  Roger K. Allen
Location:  Lake Jackson
Category:  Wildlife of Texas Mid-coast
Award:   First Place

Born Free
Photographer:  Delight Fails
Location:  Brazoria NWR
Category:  Birds of Texas Mid-coast
Award:   First Place

Eyes on You
Photographer:   Crystal Masters
Location:  Brazoria NWR
Category:  Wildlife
Award:   First Place

Golden Hour
Photographer:  Crystal Masters
Location:  Brazoria NWR
Category:  Habitat & Ecosystems of Texas Mid-coast
Award:   First Place

Spider Web with Dewdrops
Photographer:  Mary Lou Reid
Location:  Brazoria NWR
Category:  Nature Photography as Art
Award:   First Place

Bee in Mint
Photographer:  Peggy Romfh
Location:  GCBO, Lake Jackson, TX
Category:  Plant Life of Texas Mid-coast
Award:   First Place

Saturday events at San Bernard NWR

Photo Contest Exhibit setup Photo: Neal McLain

Trying to put up the Butterfly Encounter tent with three people Photo: Neal McLain

Fence Crew: Tom Taroni, Barbara Burkhardt, Mickey Duflilho, Jeanne Manry Photo: Neal McLain

Tom Taroin, Barbara Burkhardt Photo: Neal McLain

Tom Taroni, Barbara Burkhardt, Mickey Dufilho, Jeanne Manry Photo: Neal McLain

Putting up the Butterfly Encounter tent, this time with four people
Dick Schaffhausen, Ed Barrios, David Plunkett, Mike Mullins Photo: Neal McLain

Almost there, guys! Photo: Neal McLain

Setting up the Information Center with Marty Cornell Photo: Neal McLain

Painting on plywood by Mary Chauvel, senior at Brazoswood High School.
Commissioned by Chris Kneupper at the suggestion of Tom Schneider. Photo: Neal McLain

Headquarters building Photo: Neal McLain

Planting the Shuttle Stop sign

George Bettinger, Tom Taroni

Photo: Neal McLain

Shuttle schedules
Photo: Neal McLain

Mickey Dufilho, Jeanne Manry
Photo: Neal McLain

Bird banding Shuttle sign supported by two unbanded birds
Photo: Neal McLain

Tom Taroni, George Bettinger
Photo: Neal McLain

Information Center: Jeanne Manry, Mickey Dufilho
Photo: Neal McLain

Information Center
Photo: Neal McLain

Bryan Adams, Kirby Rapstein
Photo: Neal McLain

Dave Brandes with visitor
Photo: Neal McLain

Save our Sea!
Photo: Neal McLain

Danielle Robisheaux

Danielle will be the turtle patrol manager during the 2014 nesting season
Photo: Neal McLain

Marsh Buggy shuttle driver George Bettinger assists passengers
Photo: Neal McLain

Justina Dent with gandkids
Photo: Neal McLain

Layna Lewis with visitor
Photo: Neal McLain

Layna Lewis with visitor
Photo: Neal McLain

Dave Brandes with visitors
Photo: Neal McLain

Richard Schaffhausen, Bryan Adams
Photo: Neal McLain

Butterfly Encounter tent, open for visitors
Photo: Neal McLain

 

Barbara Burkhardt with visitor
Photo: Neal McLain

Turtle Patrol exhibit
Photo: Neal McLain

Information Center
Photo: Neal McLain

Carolyn May-Monie at the Information Center
Photo: Neal McLain

Becky McClendon interviewing visitors
Photo: Neal McLain

Volunteers ready to assist volunteers
Photo: Neal McLain
 

Vans ready-to-go
Photo: Neal McLain

Richard Schaffhausen
Photo: Neal McLain

Cooking crew from Angleton Fire Department
Photo: Neal McLain

Cooking crew from Angleton Fire Department Photo: Neal McLain

Brazoria County Master Gardeners Association plant sale

Brazoria County Master Gardeners Association plant sale

Audience at Birds of Prey program

Phil Huxford welcomes visitors to the Birds of Prey program

Phil Huxford

Steve Hoddy, President of EarthQuest, presents the Birds of Prey program

Steve Hoddy, Phil Huxford

Kids Fishing

Lunch tent

TMN-COT Exhibit

Photo contest: Peggy Romfh, Joan Simonsen 

Touch tank tent

Touch tank

Michelle Hague, Donna Jablecki

Bake Sale.  Neeta Allen, Larry Jablecki

Bake sale.  Neeta Allen assists a customer

Nature store

Richard Schaffhausen, Phil Huxford

Touch tank

Touch tank

Touch tank

Bowhunter targets

Lone Star Bowhunters

 

Tyler Wise

 Animal skins

 Animal skins

Microscope lab: Denis James, Anne Bettinger

Microscope lab

Microscope lab

Anne Bettinger 

Microscope lab

Owen Rogers

Owen Rogers

Nathan Rogers

Dave Brandes with a bale of turtles

Dave Brandes, Ann McLain

Owen Rogers, Sarah Rogers, Nathan Rogers

Marsh Buggy ride

Nathan Rogers, Owen Rogers, Sarah Rogers

American Alligator

Ron Bisbee, guide and driver

Gators

 

Marsh Buggy Ride

Rookery structures

These structures were originally installed to support heron and egret rookeries.They were
used  when first installed, but are rarely used today.  This has been attributed to the lack
protectivecover (trees and underbrush) resulting from the incursion of water

Rookery structures

Marsh buggy ride atop a dike    

Water control structure at Cedar Lake Creek

Matagorda County beyond the creek

 

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Artificial wetland

Nathan Rogers, Sarah Rogers

Marlies Greenwood with friend

Photo: Neal McLain

 Marsh Buggy shuttle van: "Everybody wave at the rear-view mirror!"    
Photo: Neal McLain

Marsh Buggy shuttle van: "Everybody wave at the camera!"
Photo: Neal McLain

Touch Tank provided by Texas Parks & Wildlife Dpeartment/Sea Center Texas
Photo: Neal McLain

Nathan Rogers, Sarah Rogers, Owen Rogers
Photo: Neal McLain

Owen Rogers at the touch tank
Photo: Neal McLain

Kathleen Murray, facepainting

Photo: Neal McLain

Peggy Romfh
Photo: Neal McLain

Art table
Photo: Neal McLain

Pete Romfh at the art table

Photo: Neal McLain