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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."

Exceptionally Good Bearhounds

Excerpt from Francis Harper’s Mammals of the Okefinokee Swamp, published March 1927: About a dozen years ago there were some exceptionally … More

Bear Hunting, Billy's Island, Black Bear, Francis Harper, Georgia, Mammals of the Okefinokee, Okefenokee Swamp

Time Moves Slowly

An excerpt from my March 2017 Okefenokee nature journal… Saturday, 8:41 PM – I’m sitting on a cot in our … More

Anhinga, Billys Lake, Bird Photography, Birding, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Stephen C Foster, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

I long to see you…

“For I long to see you, …to the end ye may be established.” Romans 1:11 As I sit roadside peering … More

Birding, Conservation Photography, Georgia, Longleaf Pine, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Red-cockaded Woodpecker, Stephen C Foster, Travel Photography, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

By Assistance of the Red Bird

In 1875, The Atlanta Constitution published the dramatic headline: “We now announce to our readers, and the people of Georgia, that … More

Bird Photography, Birding, Conservation Photography, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Northern Cardinal, Okefenokee Birding, Okefenokee Expedition 1875, Okefenokee Swamp, Stephen C Foster, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

Okefenokee West Entry Road

No matter how many trips I make to the Okefenokee, my excitement always builds exponentially as I near the refuge … More

Bird Photography, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Stephen C Foster, Travel Photography, White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey, Wildlife Anatomy, Wildlife Photography

Alligator Tail

An alligator is a whole lot of tail! Full of muscle and strength, the tail makes up half of an … More

Alligator, Georgia, Herpetology, iNaturalist, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Wildlife Anatomy, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

Prairies, Lakes, Islands and Hammocks

Within the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, there are several habitats contained within one “swamp” ecosystem: lakes, prairies, hammocks and island … More

Alligator, blackwater, Cypress Swamp, Georgia, Minnie Lake, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

Walk Across on Their Heads

A favorite passage from William Bartram’s Travels,​ published in 1791: “IT was by this time dusk; and the alligators had nearly … More

Alligator, Bartram Travels, Georgia, Kayak, Minnie Lake, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Stock Photography, Wildlife Photography, William Bartram, williamwisephoto

The Same Baby Gators?

A passage from my Okefenokee journal from March 2017 after coming upon a pod of juvenile alligators: At 9:50 AM, … More

Alligator, Baby Alligator, Camping, Canoe, Georgia, Kayaking, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

Little Houses on the Prairies

AN EXCERPT FROM SUWANNEE RIVER, STRANGE GREEN LAND BY CECILE HULSE MATSCHAT, 1938. “​The prairies – the swamp folk’s name for the … More

Cecile Matschat, Chesser Prairie, Cypress House, Georgia, Kayak, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Neverwet, Okefenokee Swamp, Swamp Stock Photo, Travel Photography, williamwisephoto

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