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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."

Okefenokee Swamp Parrot Pitcher Plants

Hidden among the taller Okefenokee Giant Hooded Pitcher plants (Sarracenia minor var. okefenokeensis) is it’s cousin, the Parrot Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia … More

Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Pitcher Plant, Wetlands Habitat

Okefenokee Canoe Trails – Stay on the Path!

The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge covers almost 630 square miles. Compare that to the city of Atlanta which covers 134 … More

Alligator on Minnie’s Lake, Okefenokee Swamp

An American Alligator peering from the blackwater of the Okefenokee Swamp. Photographed near Millie’s Lake along the Suwannee River Middle … More

Alligator, Georgia, Minnies Lake, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp

Camouflaged Okefenokee Brown Watersnake

While the prairies of the eastern side of the Okefenokee Swamp are wide open and sunlit, much of the western … More

Brown Watersnake, Minnies Lake, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Okefenokee Swamp

Okefenokee Alligator GPS Tracker Study

One of the American Alligators with a GPS tracker from the University of Georgia’s Coastal Ecology Lab research project in  … More

Alligator, Conservation Photography, National Wildlife Refuge, UGA Coastal Ecology Lab

Okefenokee Tagged Alligator Research

Crocodilians are often marked for later by identification by research groups. Tags are highly visible but are sometimes damaged or … More

Alligator, Conservation Photography, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp

Okefenokee Swamp Little Blue Heron closeup

Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia. April 20, 2024. Paddling from Maul Hammock to Big Water shelters. … More

Bird Photography, Birding, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp, Wildlife Photography

Okefenokee Swamp American Alligator

American Alligator swimming the blackwater of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia. Sunday, April 16, 2023. Location: north of Minnie’s … More

Alligator, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp, Wetlands Habitat, Wildlife Photography

Photographing the Wild Okefenokee

Okefenokee Journal; Saturday, April 20, 2024 – The brightening sky and calls of the birds woke me in my tent. … More

Bird Photography, Birding, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp

Pig Frog in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

The Pig Frog, Lithobates grylio, is a common amphibian inhabitant of the Okefenokee Swamp. My daughter and I learned how common … More

Canoe, Georgia, Maul Hammock, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp, Pig Frog, Wetlands Habitat

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