Okefenokee – home to the long-legged wading birds

Practically every species of Southeastern wading bird and waterfowl visits or is a permanent resident in the Okefenokee. Included are the big ones, such as the federally endangered Wood Stork, imposing Great Blue Heron, and trumpeting Sandhill Crane. Long strings of White Ibises, with their red faces and curved bills, are commonly seen soaring above the treetops, coming or going from one of the many rookeries. The Okefenokee Swamp is the year-round home of many bird species, such as the Wood Duck, in which the males sport a multicolored breeding plumage. Collectively, the bird life brings the Swamp alive year-round with its diversity of sounds and visual displays.

Excerpt from The Okefenokee Swamp by the Georgia Wildlife Federation.

Georgia Wildlife Federation. The Okefenokee Swamp. Natural Georgia Series, Volume 6, Number 1. Georgia Wildlife Press, 1997. Page 13.