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Okefenokee Photography Project by William Wise

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."

My First Okefenokee Eagles!

I was strolling back down the Chesser Island Boardwalk from the observation tower when I saw a large bird perched … More

Bald Eagle, Bird Photography, Birding, Chesser Island, Conservation Photography, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp, Swamp Island Drive, Wildlife Photography

Back in the Okefenokee

Although the timed releases of my nature journals make it seem like I’m always in the Okefenokee Swamp, I live … More

Alligator, Canoe, Georgia, Kayaking, Kingfisher Landing, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp

Alligator Tapetum Lucidum

Shining the spotlight from the bow of our john boat, shining specks materialized across the inky black waters within the … More

Alligator, Eye Shine, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Nature Photography, Night Flash Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Red Eye, Tapetum Lucidum, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

Great Gloomy Swamp

An excerpt from Francis Harper’s 1913 paper “A Biological Reconnaissance of the Okefinokee Swamp”, published in The Auk, the official publication of the … More

Alligator, blackwater, Francis Harper, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, The Auk, Wildlife Photography, William Wise Photography

Okefenokee’s Remarkable Landscapes

Excerpt from the 1926 History of the Okefenokee Swamp by AS McQueen and Hamp Mizell: “​The prairies are the favorite resort for … More

blackwater, Cypress Swamp, Georgia, Minnies Lake, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Spanish Moss, William Wise Photography

Ready Made Raccoon Homes

Excerpt from the 1926 History of the Okefenokee Swamp by AS McQueen and Hamp Mizell: “There are literally thousands of raccoons in … More

AS McQueen, Georgia, Hamp Mizell, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Raccoon, Wildlife Photography, William Wise Photography

Canoe Trail Blaze?

Throughout the Okefenokee grows all manner of lichens and mosses. These scaly fungi add texture and color to the swamp … More

Canoe, Georgia, iNaturalist, Kayak, Lichen, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Travel Photography, williamwisephoto

E Pluribus Unum Anhinga

During his travels through Florida in 1894, naturalist Bradford Torrey described the beautiful Anhinga in his book A Florida Sketch-book: … More

Anhinga, Bird Photography, Birding, Bradford Torrey, Conservation Photography, Florida Sketch Book, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Spanish Moss, Wetlands Habitat, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

Boney Hide of an Alligator

Paddling upstream, against a slow but constant current, the canoe run gets darker and darker. Although it is only nearing … More

Alligator, blackwater, Canoe, Cypress Swamp, Epidermal Scutes, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Wetlands Habitat, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

Baby Alligator Refuge

A shadowed, meandering channel runs just north of Billy’s Lake in the Okefenokee. It is the Middle Fork of the … More

Alligator, Baby Alligator Pod, Canoe, Conservation Photography, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Spatterdock Yellow Bonnet Lily, Suwannee River, Wetlands Habitat, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

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