RON DICKEY PHOTOGRAPHY

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Ronald Dickey > St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge is a 12,358 acre underdeveloped barrier island located just offshore from the mouth of the Apalachicola River in Franklin County, Florida. Four miles wide at the east end and nine miles long, this triangular island is larger and wider than most of the northern Gulf Coast barrier islands.
Ronald Dickey > This sunset was captured from St. George Island. The sun rises on the Gulf of Mexico side of the island and the sun sets over Apalachicola Bay. The Apalachicola Bay system also includes St. Georges Sound, St. Vincent Sound and East Bay, covering an area of about 539 sq. km. Three islands (St. Vincent, St. George and Dog I.) separate the system from the Gulf of Mexico. Water exchange occurs through Indian Pass, West Pass, East Pass and the Duer Channel. The bay has been designated as a National Estuarine Research Reserve and the Apalachicola River is the largest source of freshwater to the estuary. Combined with the Chattahoochee and Flint rivers, they drain a watershed of over 51,800 sq. km at a rate of 555 cubic m/sec (USGS, 2002). The region features 1,162 species of plants, and includes the largest natural stand of tupelo trees in the world. The area is also home to 308 species of birds, 186 species of fish, 57 species of mammals, and boasts the highest species density of amphibians and reptiles in all of North America, north of Mexico (Apalachicola Reserve, 2002).
Ronald Dickey > The vineyard at the Veramonte winery is the largest contiguous vineyard in Chile. It stretches over 350 hectares in the prime growing area of Chile's Casablanca Valley. In 1990, Agustin Huneeus chose this site for Veramonte recognizing that the microclimates and soils of this beautiful valley are similar to California's prestigious Napa Valley and Carneros winegrowing regions.
Ronald Dickey > Shrimp and fishing boats moored on Scipio Creek marina in Apalachicola. Time was when the shrimp in the United States were caught in the Gulf of Mexico by shrimpers - fishermen who took their boats out to the seas or the bays, returning home laden with the squirming pink, translucent white, or silvery gray shellfish. Apalachicola, like so many towns along the Gulf of Mexico, was not so long ago a thriving fishing village, its working waterfront crowded with shrimp boats. Today, it's a different matter. Many Gulf shrimpers have given up, victim most recently of regulations that limit when and how they bring in their catch, by the high prices of fuel, and by the price competition that comes from cheap imported shrimp. It's probably less expensive right here in Apalachicola to eat shrimp farmed in Thailand than it is to buy the real deal fresh off the boats coming into the bay.
Ronald Dickey > Boardwalks extend over the dunes to reach the white sand beaches of Saint George Island, Florida.
Ronald Dickey > This young Snowy Egret (egretta thula) was within St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge. A small, active white heron, the Snowy Egret is found in small ponds as well as along the ocean shore. Its black legs and yellow feet quickly identify it. The snowy egret runs after its food. It eats shrimp, minnows and other small fish, crustaceans and frogs. It often feeds in groups.
Ronald Dickey > This Snowy Egret was on a pond within St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge. The snowy egret is about two feet in length and has a wingspan of about three feet. It has white feathers, a yellow patch of skin around its eyes, a black bill and black legs with bright yellow feet. In breeding season, it has lacy plumes on its head, neck and back. Males and females look alike.
Ronald Dickey > Apalachicola Water Street park and dock
Ronald Dickey > Lafayette Park, located in the center of Apalachicola's historic home district, is a waterfront showcase. Dedicated in 1832 and rededicated 100 years later, it features a lush landscape, period lighting, a gazebo, children's play equipment, picnic tables and a long fishing pier which stretches several hundred feet out into Apalachicola Bay.
Boardwalks extend over the dunes to reach the white sand beaches of Saint George Island, Florida.
Ronald Dickey > Boardwalks extend over the dunes to reach the white sand beaches of Saint George Island, Florida.
Boardwalks extend over the dunes to reach the white sand beaches of Saint George Island, Florida.
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