WELCOME, HOUSTON AUDUBON FANS! I invite you to peruse this site
honoring my late uncle, Charles Kennedy. Make sure you check out the resources
down the right side of this site.
And to all visitors:
They are honoring the Legend of Pale Male, filmmaker Frederic
Lilien, screenwriter Janet Hess, and my sweet, late Uncle Charles!!!!!
They have a great online auction going on from Oct 1-18. Get in
there and bid it up. A great cause!
There will be online chats with Frederic, Janet, and yours truly
on October 13 and 18. JOIN US!
Leadership in Conservation Advocacy
Please join Houston Audubon in honoring these amazing people behind
the film Pale Male and The Legend of Pale Male. Their involvement in
the creation of these beautiful works of art and the years of dedication
toward subsequent advocacy efforts for birds and wildlife are
appreciated and acknowledged here. We are humbled to know them by their
leadership, generosity, and grace. Their lists of achievements are
long and noble, and may their positive impact on society be everlasting.
Frederic Lilien
At the age of 23, Frederic Lilien left his native country of
Belgium for NYC. His first film, Pale Male garnered 15 international
awards and has aired in more than 75 countries. His work has been
featured in documentaries for HBO, Canal Plus, Turner Broadcasting, and
PBS. The Legend of Pale Male is his first feature film and the
culmination of 16 years of following New York’s love affair with one
remarkable hawk. Today, Frederic dedicates the film to helping
nonprofits raise awareness for their missions for the benefit of birds
and wildlife everywhere.
Janet Hess
Janet Hess is the Series Editor of NATURE, the premier natural
history series from Thirteen/WNET for PBS. She has written and produced
some 20 documentary programs. She collaborated with Frederic Lilien on
his first film, the original “Pale Male,” for which she was awarded the
2004 Emmy Award for writing.
Steven Kennedy and the late Charles Francis Kennedy
Writer and retired educator Steven Kennedy received a rare
inheritance: the unpublished photographs, essays, haiku poems, and
papers of his late uncle Charles F. Kennedy, the beloved New York City
naturalist and photographer well-known for his passion for birds and
especially Pale Male. Steven’s charge from his uncle is to “make my
life’s work available to anyone who might enjoy them when I’m gone.”
Steven has aptly done so, and is Adjunct Professor of Special Education
at the University of Northern Colorado. He and wife Deb, reside in
Aurora, Colorado and are avid birders.
