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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."

Raptor Feast

This feast took place outside of the Okefenokee, but the hawk was so cooperative it just begged to be posted … More

Bird of Prey, Birding, Georgia, iNaturalist, Raptor, Red-tailed Hawk, Walton County

New Hope from a Young Cypress

There is hope in seeing a young Okefenokee Cypress taking root and reaching toward the sky. The naturalists of old … More

Conservation, Cypress Swamp, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Preservation, Wildlife Refuge, williamwisephoto

An Old Champion

An excerpt from William Bartram’s Travels, published in 1791: “AN old champion, who is perhaps absolute sovereign of a little lake or … More

Alligator, Billys Lake, gator, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Travel, William Bartram, williamwisephoto

Okefenokee Primeval Prairies

An excerpt from Francis Harper’s 1913 paper “A Biological Reconnaissance of the Okefinokee Swamp”, published in The Auk, the official publication of the … More

Cypress Swamp, Francis Harper, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, William Wise Photography

Okefenokee Oak Mistletoe

A large clump of thick green leaves sits high in otherwise bare tree. The thick glossy leaves growing are completely … More

Christmas, Georgia, Mistletoe, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Okefenokee Swamp, Parasite, williamwisephoto

Okefenokee Journal: Banded Watersnake

An excerpt from my March 10, 2015 Okefenokee Nature Journal: Tuesday, 4:16 PM – The most noticeable, or, I should … More

Banded Watersnake, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, snake, Stephen C Foster, Wildlife Photography, William Wise Photography

Beautiful Billy’s Lake – Okefenokee NWR

Excerpt from the 1926 History of the Okefenokee Swamp by AS McQueen and Hamp Mizell: “When the Lees followed the Seminole Indians … More

Billy's Island, Billys Lake, Georgia, Hamp Mizell, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, William Wise Photography, williamwisephoto

Okefenokee Beauty and Charm

From the broad, sweeping bird’s-eye-view, down to the smallest detail of living organism, the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is full … More

blackwater, botany, Cypress Swamp, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Virginia Chain Fern, williamwisephoto

Anhingas on a Chilly Okefenokee Morning

Okefenokee Journal: Monday, March 6, 2017. 9:20 AM. Billy’s Lake is perfectly calm, still and quiet. The clear, dark, tannin-stained … More

Anhinga, Bird Photography, Birding, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

Floating Fields of Nymphea

“​WE approached the savanna at the South end, by a narrow isthmus of level ground, open to the light of … More

Bartram Travels, Bonnet Lily, Georgia, lily pad, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Spatterdock, William Bartram, williamwisephoto, Yellow Water Lily

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