The North Jetty on Bolivar Peninsula, TX
/The North Jetty, on the southern end of the Bolivar Peninsula, is one of the two jetties which guard the entrance to Galveston Bay and the ship channel. The jetty was built of huge granite blocks in the 1890's by the Army Corp of Engineers and extends over five miles into the Gulf of Mexico.
This photo of American Avocets was taken while I was standing on the jetty and illustrates that is an excellent place for birding when the tide is low.
Many people use it for fishing.
It is also a good place to view the variety of ships and boats that use the protected channel to the Port of Galveston, Port of Texas City and The Port of Houston.