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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."

Okefenokee Prairie Ecosystem

Excerpt from the 1926 History of the Okefenokee Swamp by AS McQueen and Hamp Mizell: “It is rather hard to determine how … More

Cypress Swamp, Georgia, Hamp Mizell, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, williamwisephoto

Outside the Okefenokee: Greenfield Lake Park

When I visit the Okefenokee Swamp, I expect to see alligators. So when I find alligators in a small, local … More

American Alligator, Conservation Photography, Cypress Swamp, Greenfield Lake Park, Local Park, National Park, North Carolina, Travel Photography, Wetlands Habitat, White Ibis, Wilmington

Terrifying Screams of Owls in the Deep Swamp

“​The evening was however, extremely pleasant, a brisk cool breeze sprang up, and the skies were perfectly serene, the stars … More

Bird Photography, Birding, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Stephen C Foster, Wildlife Photography, William Bartram, williamwisephoto

Okefenokee Swamper Daniel Lee on Billy’s Island

Excerpt from the 1926 History of the Okefenokee Swamp by AS McQueen and Hamp Mizell: “Years ago an adventurous pioneer by … More

Billy's Island, Daniel Lee, Georgia, Hamp Mizell, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Tombstone

He has come here to die…

​A spooky excerpt from A Florida Sketch-Book, by naturalist Bradford Torrey, written in 1895: ​There—going one day farther than usual—I found … More

Bird Photography, Birding, blackwater, Bradford Torrey, Cypress Swamp, Florida Sketch Book, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Turkey Vulture, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

Okefenokee Dragonflies – Insectivorous, Cannibalistic Carnivores!

​Despite their innocent looks, and harmless alighting upon an extended finger, dragonflies are voracious carnivores! In fact, their insectivorous habits … More

Dragonfly, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Odonata, Okefenokee Swamp, Orbweaver spider, Predator, prey, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

Gator! Danger Here!

​In 1875, The Atlanta Constitution published the dramatic headline: “We now announce to our readers, and the people of Georgia, that we … More

Alligator, Atlanta Constitution, Conservation Photography, Environmental Photography, Exploration, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Expedition 1875, Okefenokee Swamp, Travel Photography, Wetlands Habitat, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

Okefenokee Brown Water Snake

In the early 1990s, when I should have been sitting in my college classes, I was usually out in the … More

Brown Water Snake, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, reptile, Wildlife Photography, William Wise Photography

Okefenokee – Ornithologist’s Delight

“The ornithologist is thrown into an ecstasy of delight, for birds ranging from the majestic whooping crane to the lowly … More

Bird Photography, Birding, Georgia, Hamp Mizell, History of the Okefenokee Swamp, Little Blue Heron, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

Alligators of the Okefenokee Video

While many of the alligators quietly slip into the water as you paddly by, some gators can put on quite … More

Alligator, Extreme Alligator Video, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Okefenokee Video, Stephen C Foster, Swamp Video, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

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