Hidden among the taller Okefenokee Giant Hooded Pitcher plants (Sarracenia minor var. okefenokeensis) is it’s cousin, the Parrot Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia … More
Author: William Wise
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
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
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
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
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
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
Photographing the Wild Okefenokee
Okefenokee Journal; Saturday, April 20, 2024 – The brightening sky and calls of the birds woke me in my tent. … More
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