WINGED WONDERS

Butterfly Festival

A Celebration of Butterflies, Birds and Dragonflies!

 

Saturday, July 19,2008
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Cost: Adults $5.00, children $3.00

Special Field Trip to Julie Neels Butterfly Garden Sunday July 20, 2008
2:00 pm Cost $10.00

Join us on a sunny day in July for a celebration of butterflies, birds and dragonflies!

Festival Flyer Festival Schedule

Silent Auction Butterflies

 

 


Presentations by Specialists


*Guided Walks and Tours

Dragonflies with David Harder
Butterflies with Dean and Sally Jue and other Hairstreak Chapter Member
Caterpillars, Butterfly and Birdsongs Butterfly Garden with Norma Skaggs, Native Nurseries
Bird Window with BNC Volunteers

*Butterflies, Caterpillar, Dragonflies and Hummingbirds

Presentations by Specialists
How to Identify Our Native Butterflies, with Dean and Sally Jue
North Florida Caterpillars with Billy Boothe, NABA
Beekeeping with Apalachee Beekeepers Association

*Plants and Gardening

Birdsongs New Hummingbird Garden : Kathleen Brady BNC
Native Wildflowers: Gil Nelson
Organic Gardening: Turkey Hill Farms

Special Field Trip Sunday July 20th to Julie Neels Garden

Note: Field Trip requires reservations paid in advance. The cost is $10 per person and there are a maximum of 20 spaces. Tickets may be purchased by credit card over the telephione up until 5pm on Friday July 18. or may be purchased in person at the Festival on Saturday until 3 pm.Sorry no reservations or ticket sales by email. All of our staff will be occupied during festival so we will not be able to take phone reservations on Saturday.

September 1999 Southern Living Article

*Other Natural Attractions
Winged Wonders Displays ,by our Friends from Hairstreak Chapter NABA, Apalachee Beekeepers, Monarchs Across Georgia, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Apalachee Audubon and more.

*Childrens Activity Area
Butterfly Crafts and Games, Kiddy Pool and sprinklers

*For Sale
Bird and Butterfly Items.Wildflower seeds and Butterfly/Hummingbird plants
Coffee,breakfast items and Baked goods
Hamburgers, Hot Dogs and Veggie Burgers(or bring a picnic)with chips,Watermellon and Lemonade

 

*SPECIAL SILENT AUCTION

Wonderful Stained Glass Artwork by Ann Hartman and Jim Hartmans Forge


A schedule of events, with starting times, will be available on line or by email and fax after July 6th.

For information please call 1-800-953-BIRD, or email birdsong@birdsongnaturecenter.org