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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."

Attention Flower Hunters!

I have to admit, my lure to the Great Okefenokee Swamp is the alligators and snakes. But for those seeking … More

Minnie’s Lake Gathering of Gators

Minnie’s Lake is always a great destination for a day-paddle in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. Launching from Stephen C … More

Alligator, Conservation Photography, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp

Minnie’s Lake Lounging Gator

As we paddle near Minnie’s Lake in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, the canoe run widens, the Cypress trees overhead … More

Alligator, Canoe, Georgia, Minnies Lake, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp

Tagged Alligators along the Suwannee River Sill

The Suwannee River Sill Recreation Area in the Okefenokee Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is an accessible and convenient place to … More

Alligator, Conservation Photography, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp, UGA Coastal Ecology Lab

Alligator along the Suwannee River

A late afternoon paddle up the Suwannee River in the Okefenokee.  Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia. April 15, 2023. ©williamwisephoto.com Location: Suwannee … More

Alligator, Canoe, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp, Suwannee River

Okefenokee Swamp Brown Watersnake

While enjoying a slow paddle up the Suwannee River Middle fork through the heart of the Okefenokee Swamp, somehow my … More

Conservation Photography, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp, Wetlands Habitat

It Takes a Tag Team!

It takes a tag team of researchers to tag an alligator… Once upon the shore, one of the team sneaks … More

Alligator, Conservation Photography, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp, UGA Coastal Ecology Lab

A Struggle to Shore

The first step in a capture-tag-release program is a big step: getting a gator to shore! After snagging the alligator … More

Alligator, Capture, Conservation Photography, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Release, Tag, UGA Coastal Ecology Lab

A Couple of Large Lurking Gators

Most of the big alligators concentrate on the larger, open lakes within the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. Some of the … More

Reading the Okefenokee Swamp

Have you ever read a swamp? Urbanites like me may have read much about the swamp, but don’t have the … More

Francis Harper, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp, Spatterdock Yellow Bonnet Lily, Wetlands Habitat

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