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A photographic exploration of Georgia's Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge to highlight this habitat for continued future preservation.

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Author: William Wise

Hi, I’m conservation photographer and nature writer William Wise. Nature journaling and wildlife photography has been a favorite pastime since the ‘90s. I graduated from University of Georgia Warnell Forestry School's wildlife program in 1996. I'm currently an animal shelter manager/photographer and reside in Athens, Georgia, USA with my wife and two teenage daughters. My website www.williamwisephoto.com is a wildlife and birding photo website documenting the beauty, design and wonder of creation. I have a deep love of the Okefenokee Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia. I became a devoted Christian in 1993 under a campus ministry while studying wildlife biology. My love of the outdoors quickly turned into a love for the Creator and His works. Creation Speaks is my teaching ministry that glorifies our Creator and teaches the truth of creation. I am also a guest author at Lee's Birdwatching Adventures and The Creation Club. The theme of my blogging comes from The Message version of Psalms 104 -- "What a wildly wonderful world, God! You made it all, with Wisdom at Your side, You made earth overflow with your wonderful creations."

Like Logs of Wood

A description of the American Alligator from an 1829 publication describing the wild animals in the zoos of London… “Alligators … More

Alligator, Billys Lake, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp, Wildlife Photography

Alligator Osteoderm Armor

All along its back – from neck to tail – the American Alligator is armored with bony scales called osteoderms. … More

Alligator, Alligator Anatomy, Georgia, iNaturalist, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp, Osteoderms, Wildlife Photography

Vigorous Prairie Sawgrass

The swamplands and marshes of Georgia and Florida are similar in appearance: vast, wide, flat, void of defined travelways, and … More

Canoe, Chesser Prairie, Conservation Photography, Everglades, Georgia, Golden Club, Maidencane, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Travel Photography, Wetlands Habitat, White Water Lily, williamwisephoto

What’s Behind the Glass?

Dark tannic waters reflect the upper world perfectly. The mirror-like blackwater displays inverted Cypress Tree buttresses and their mossy-green knees … More

blackwater, Canoe, Cypress Buttress, Cypress Swamp, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Suwannee River

Long Time Mythical Land

​In 1875, The Atlanta Constitution funded and documented an exploration of the Okefenokee Swamp. Over the next months, newspapers across the nation … More

blackwater, Canoe, Cypress Swamp, Georgia, Kayak, Minnies Lake, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Expedition 1875, Okefenokee Swamp, Spanish Moss, Spatterdock Yellow Bonnet Lily, Travel Photography, williamwisephoto

Clean and Pristine Okefenokee

One thing that is pleasantly noticeable in the clean and pristine wilderness of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is the … More

Billys Lake, botany, Conservation Photography, Georgia, iNaturalist, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Wetlands Habitat, White Water Lily

Okefenokee Getaway

The Okefenokee Swamp teaches us a something about our lives on this planet. It lets us know how dependent we … More

Camping, Chesser Island, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp, Swampers, Travel Photography

Ahead was a Dark Dense Swamp

Excerpt from the 1875 Okefenokee Exploration by The Atlanta Constitution: September 19, 1875. — “Ahead of us was a dark and dense … More

Atlanta Constitution, Cypress Knees, Cypress Swamp, Floyd's Island, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Okefenokee Expedition 1875, Okefenokee Swamp, Spanish Moss, Wetlands Habitat, williamwisephoto

Okefenokee Swamp: A Great Rain Basin

Which slow-moving, murky, southern river is it that feeds the Okefenokee Swamp? How many creeks and spring must there be … More

Canoe, Conservation Photography, Georgia, Minnies Lake, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp, Paddling, St. Mary's River, Suwannee River

Scream of the Red-shouldered Hawk

Noises carry in strange ways in the Okefenokee Swamp. A silent solitude lies upon the blackwaters as one paddles through … More

Bird Photography, Birding, Francis Harper, Georgia, iNaturalist, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp, Raptor, Red-shouldered Hawk, The Auk, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

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