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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."

When the Okefenokee Swamp Burns

Hot summers… extended periods of drought… plenty of exposed organic peat material… and a random but well-placed lightning strike; all … More

Adventure Photography, Billys Lake, Conservation Photography, Cypress Swamp, Environmental Photography, Georgia, Lightning, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Prescribed Burn Fire, Wetlands Habitat, williamwisephoto

Well-trained Bear Hounds

Excerpt from Francis Harper’s Mammals of the Okefinokee Swamp, published March 1927: Hounds are generally used for locating and following a … More

Bear Hunting, Coonhound, Francis Harper, Mammals of the Okefinokee, Naturalist, Okefenokee Swamp

Swamp Citizens – Drought Relief

As large, voracious predators at the top of the food chain, we might think that alligators do nothing but devour … More

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

Hot Okefenokee Afternoon Sun

An excerpt from my Okefenokee Journal from March, 2015: Wednesday, 3:30 PM – After our hike on Billy’s Island, we … More

Alligator, Billys Lake, Bird Photography, Birding, Double-crested Cormorant, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Stephen C Foster, Wildlife Photography, William Wise Photography

Beautiful Leaf-Green Lizard

An excerpt from A Florida Sketch-Book, by naturalist Bradford Torrey, written in 1895: “The morning is cloudless and warm, till suddenly, … More

Bradford Torrey, Carolina Anole, Dewlap, Florida Sketch Book, Georgia, Green Anole, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Stephen C Foster, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

Navigating The Narrows

A passage from my Okefenokee nature journal dated March 5, 2017: Sunday, 9:37 AM – By advantage of the trolling … More

blackwater, Canoe, Cypress Swamp, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, The Narrows, Travel, williamwisephoto

Where the Wandering Seminole Lives

Excerpt from Travels by William Bartram, published in 1791: “HOW happily situated is this retired spot of earth! What an elisium it … More

Bartram Travels, Cypress Swamp, Georgia, Kayak, Minnies Lake, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Seminole Indian, Spanish Moss, Stock Photography, Travel Photography, William Bartram, williamwisephoto

Take it Slowly

An excerpt from my March 2017 Okefenokee Nature Journal: Our desire was to reach Big Water, a lake several miles … More

Alligator, Bird Photography, Birding, Camping, Canoe, Georgia, Kayak, Little Blue Heron, Minnies Lake, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Panorama, Travel Photography, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

Weird Hobgoblin World

AN EXCERPT FROM SUWANNEE RIVER, STRANGE GREEN LAND BY CECILE HULSE MATSCHAT, 1938.  “In the weird, hobgoblin world of the bays there … More

Cecile Matschat, Cypress Swamp, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Strange Green Land, Suwannee River, Swamp Stock Photo, Travel Photography, williamwisephoto

Guardian Mother Gator

Thursday, 2:20 PM – Trying not to disturb the exhilarating, tense moment, I whispered to my daughter Amanda in a … More

Alligator, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Travel, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

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