“The artist can find in this Swamp scenes for masterpieces – from the beautiful to the somber – for a … More
Author: William Wise
Okefenokee Fetterbush will make you stagger and shout!
In the spring the Okefenokee Swamp shrubbery is decorated with delicate rows of tiny pink and white bells. These small … More
Okefenokee Alligator Apex Predator
Their status as an apex predator is probably what makes the American Alligator so fascinating and formidable. Apex predators are … More
Sharing an Okefenokee Post from Nichter Photography PLUS, Part 2
Sharing Part 2 of Kathleen’s great Okefenokee travel journal to the wonderful Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. Birds are part of … More
Okefenokee Minnies Lake Worth the Paddle
“Dad, can we go back to Minnie’s Lake today,” my daughter asked. She always loves paddling through the scenic, narrow … More
Making of an Okefenokee Alligator Close Up Photo
My daughter has always been the captain of our canoe. She sits in the stern and controls the trolling motor … More
Sharing an Okefenokee post from Anne Ledbetter Photography
Here is a great nature journal with some incredible photography from Anne Ledbetter Photography! Follow the link to her blog … More
Okefenokee Alligator Ate My GoPro!
There she lay; just ten feet from the edge of the dock. How could I resist? A big alligator right … More
Okefenokee Swamp Melanistic Pileated Woodpecker
Going through some older Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge posts, I found this unique observation from April 12, 2010 by iNaturalist … More
Okefenokee Alligator Pike Pole
Excerpt from the 1926 History of the Okefenokee by Hamp Mizell and AS McQueen: “When the Swamp was first penetrated … More