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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."

Alligator Appetite for Hound Dogs

​Excerpt from The Last Remaining Indian in the Okefenokee Swamp, by Tommy Hartley. “​They say the Lee’s never carry dogs in … More

Alligator, Georgia, Last Remaining Indian in the Okefenokee Swamp, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Tommy Hartley, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

Struggle through Mixon’s Hammock

A toil through Mixon’s Hammock from my March 5, 2017 Okefenokee journal: Sunday, 3:45 PM – The journey along the … More

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

Lost in the Okefenokee

An excerpt from my Okefenokee nature journal, March 2017: As the afternoon wore on, we pressed north more quickly. After … More

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

Earth Day: Celebrating Diversity of God’s Creation

Happy Earth Day! A collection of nature and wildlife photography celebrating the biodiversity of God’s creation. Photographed in 2020 by … More

Biodiversity, Earth Day, Nature Photography, Wildlife Photography, William Wise Photogrpahy

William Bartram’s Snake Bird

A passage describing the Anhinga from the nature journals of William Bartram, published in 1791: “HERE is in this river … More

Anhinga, Bartram Travels, Bird Photography, Birding, Darter, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Stock Photography, Water Turkey, Wildlife Photography, William Bartram, williamwisephoto

The Monsters of The Sill

A travel journal from our canoeing up The Sill Recreation Area in the Okefenokee Swamp on March 5, 2017: Sunday, … More

Alligator, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, The Sill Recreation Area, Travel Photography, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

Okefenokee Snake Hunting Competition

An excerpt from my Okefenokee Journal dated March 11, 2015: Wednesday, 11:50 AM Walking further down the swamp boardwalk, my … More

Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Nature Photography, Nerodia, Okefenokee Swamp, Stephen C Foster, Trembling Earth Nature Trail, Water Snake, Wildlife Photography, William Wise Photography

Bradford Torrey’s “Water Turkey Contortionist”

An excerpt from naturalist Bradford Torrey’s 1895 book, A Florida Sketch-Book: “At another time, on the same stake, sat some … More

Anhinga, Bird Photography, Birding, Bradford Torrey, Florida Sketch Book, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp, Water Turkey, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

Okefenokee Squirrels and Hawks

A passage from my March 5, 2017 Okefenokee journal: Sunday, 9:04 AM – ​Another bright, blue calm morning on Billy’s Lake … More

Billys Lake, Bird Photography, Birding, Eastern Gray Squirrel, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Raptor, Red-shouldered Hawk, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

The Narrows

Between the open skies of Billy’s Lake and the prairie landscape of Mixon’s Hammock lies a twisting, constricted canoe trail … More

Canoe, Georgia, Kayak, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Spider, The Narrows, Travel Photography, Watersnake, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

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