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var AlbumTitle = "Saint Vincent National Wildlife Refuge 2005";
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var IntroSlide = new Slide("Intro.jpg", 0, "6/8/2005", "");
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SlideArray[0] = new Slide("", 2, "", "Exploring Saint Vincent Island- 2005");
SlideArray[1] = new Slide("", 4, "", "National Wildlife Refuge");
SlideArray[2] = new Slide("IMG_8706.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "Looking back at Indian Pass just after being dropped off on St. Vincent Island.");
SlideArray[3] = new Slide("IMG_8707.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "A closer look at the boat ramp at Indian Pass.  The distance across from Indian Pass to St. Vincent is only 1/4 mile.");
SlideArray[4] = new Slide("IMG_8708.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "A sandy trail led around the narrow end of the island.  We couldn't go all the way to the point since it is a protected nesting area.");
SlideArray[5] = new Slide("IMG_8712.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "Looking west at the point where shorebirds nest.");
SlideArray[6] = new Slide("IMG_8713.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "A wider angle look at the nesting area.");
SlideArray[7] = new Slide("IMG_8716.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "The trail led around to the Gulf beach which you can see in the distance.");
SlideArray[8] = new Slide("IMG_8719.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "Nesting shorebirds at the point.  We couldn't get very close... this was shot through my binoculars.");
SlideArray[9] = new Slide("IMG_8720.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "The beach on the Gulf side was wide and sandy.");
SlideArray[10] = new Slide("IMG_8721.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "Looking down the beach to the point with nesting birds.  You can see houses on the mainland beyond the point.");
SlideArray[11] = new Slide("IMG_8723.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "Royal and Caspian terns fly by.");
SlideArray[12] = new Slide("IMG_8726.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "A Brown Pelican follows the shoreline looking for food in the Gulf.");
SlideArray[13] = new Slide("IMG_8728.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "A Caspian Tern hunts a short distance offshore.  You can tell Caspian by the darker black under the wingtips.");
SlideArray[14] = new Slide("IMG_8731.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "Another of the many Brown Pelicans hunts along the beach.");
SlideArray[15] = new Slide("IMG_8732.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "Laura with the dunes and interior habitats behind her.  St. Vincent Island has over ten distinct habitats which support a variety of birds and wildlife.");
SlideArray[16] = new Slide("IMG_8733.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "A wider shot.");
SlideArray[17] = new Slide("IMG_8734.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "Looking up the beach to the east.");
SlideArray[18] = new Slide("IMG_8735.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "The shoreline to the southeast.");
SlideArray[19] = new Slide("IMG_8736.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "The shoreline to the northwest toward the point.");
SlideArray[20] = new Slide("IMG_8737.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "A terrible picture of a Ruddy Turnstone.  I included it because it was the only one of four which showed good breeding plumage.");
SlideArray[21] = new Slide("IMG_8738.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "A little better shot of a non-breeding Ruddy Turnstone.");
SlideArray[22] = new Slide("IMG_8739.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "Just behind the first line of high dunes, the terrain turns into a fairly dense area of low to medium height shrubs and trees.");
SlideArray[23] = new Slide("IMG_8740.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "This sandy area looks benign, but held several surprises as you will soon see.");
SlideArray[24] = new Slide("IMG_8741.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "Laura was walking along behind me when she complained that something was sticking her foot.");
SlideArray[25] = new Slide("IMG_8742.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "You think you've seen grass-burrs before...");
SlideArray[26] = new Slide("IMG_8743.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "This turned out to be a small cactus that was quite common.  The thorn part of the cactus was out of all proportion to the plant part.");
SlideArray[27] = new Slide("IMG_8744.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "We also found what we assumed to be a lupine-like plant which had already gone to seed.  We would have liked to have seen it in bloom.");
SlideArray[28] = new Slide("IMG_8745.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "Just a few more yards inland, the vegetation turned into dense hardwoods, shrubs, and vines.");
SlideArray[29] = new Slide("IMG_8746.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "Looking back towards the shore you can see how quickly the terrain changed.");
SlideArray[30] = new Slide("IMG_8747.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "Laura follows.  It turned out that we were off trail, but didn't know it.  After a little more investigation, we returned to the shore and found roads that were better suited to our exploration of the island.");
SlideArray[31] = new Slide("IMG_8748.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "Another shot before departing the area behind the dunes.");
SlideArray[32] = new Slide("IMG_8752.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "We found an Oyster-catcher which was a challenge to photograph, but which we enjoyed seeing very much.");
SlideArray[33] = new Slide("IMG_8753.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "Laura checks out the beach.");
SlideArray[34] = new Slide("IMG_8754.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "We found nesting Snowy Plovers along the beach away from the water near the dunes.");
SlideArray[35] = new Slide("IMG_8755.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "Another Snowy Plover.");
SlideArray[36] = new Slide("IMG_8756.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "This island is about 4 miles across at one end, narrows to a point at the other, and over 12 miles long.  It was much too far for us to see much of the island in the limited time that we had.");
SlideArray[37] = new Slide("IMG_8757.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "After hiking inland, we came to tall hardwoods standing in a swamp.  We found many more warblers, wrens, woodpeckers, and other small birds in this area.");
SlideArray[38] = new Slide("IMG_8759.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "Another view of the trees.");
SlideArray[39] = new Slide("IMG_8760.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "Laura walks ahead.  We wished we had the time to walk much further and explore the other habitats that we had heard about.");
SlideArray[40] = new Slide("IMG_8761.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "Randy poses on the shady road.");
SlideArray[41] = new Slide("IMG_8762.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "Although it was shady, I don't think I ever remember being so hot and sweaty in shade before.  The humidity and mosquitos were unmerciful and we were drenched in no time.");
SlideArray[42] = new Slide("IMG_8764.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "You can see the swampy water the trees are standing in if you look closely.  The boat captain who brought us to the island mentioned that we would be fine along the beach, but that we might need to reapply insect repellant every 15-30 minutes inland.  He was pretty accurate.");
SlideArray[43] = new Slide("IMG_8765.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "More mosquito breeding areas (probably alligators as well).");
SlideArray[44] = new Slide("IMG_8766.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "Laura on one of the interior roads in St. Vincent NWR.");
SlideArray[45] = new Slide("IMG_8767.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "We liked the palmettos that we found along the way.");
SlideArray[46] = new Slide("IMG_8768.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "The road looked a bit like a tunnel with all of those trees.");
SlideArray[47] = new Slide("IMG_8769.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "We had to cut short our day and return since we told the boat captain to meet us at 12:30 p.m.");
SlideArray[48] = new Slide("IMG_8770.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "Our boat arrives to take us back to Indian Pass and the mainland.");
SlideArray[49] = new Slide("IMG_8772.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "A view of St. Vincent Island looking southeast from Indian Pass.");
SlideArray[50] = new Slide("IMG_8773.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "Looking straight across the pass to St. Vincent Island.  It looks like they had a dock which would make it easier for less agile visitors to disembark on the island.");
SlideArray[51] = new Slide("IMG_8774.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "Sign for the shuttle that took us across.  They have several intriquing options.  A bike would certainly help you see more, but I don't know if I would like riding a bike very far in all of that sand.");
SlideArray[52] = new Slide("IMG_8775.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "Our boat waiting for the next group to go across with the point of the island in the distance.");
SlideArray[53] = new Slide("IMG_8776.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "The point where the shore-birds breed.");
SlideArray[54] = new Slide("IMG_8777.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "Along the shore of the mainland at Indian Pass.");
SlideArray[55] = new Slide("IMG_8778.JPG", 0, "6/8/2005", "Sign at Indian Pass explaining St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge.");

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