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Okefenokee Photography Project by William Wise

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."

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

Okefenokee Alligator Blue 202

During my spring 2023 Okefenokee trip, I had the pleasure of being invited to photograph the UGA Coastal Ecology Lab … More

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

Isn’t that Dangerous?

It never fails: whenever I show someone a close-up photo of an alligator that I shot while paddling the Okefenokee … More

Alligator, Canoe, Georgia, Kayak, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp

The Beautiful Okefenokee… what is it?

A four-day video and photography exploration of the beautiful Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia, USA.

Alligator, Birding, Okefenokee, Okefenokee Swamp Naturalist's Journal, Stephen C Foster, Wildlife Photography, William Wise Photography, williamwisephoto

The Alligator Abounds…

The dreaded and formidable rattlesnake is yet too common, and a variety of other serpents abound, particularly that admirable creature, … More

Alligator, blackwater, gator, Georgia, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp Naturalist's Journal, Stephen C Foster, Swamp, Wildlife Photography, William Bartram

Birding the Okefenokee: Pileated Woodpecker

A loud call breaks the warm, still afternoon air. “Are there monkeys in the Okefenokee Swamp?”, my young daughter asks. … More

Bird Photography, Birding, Georgia, Nature Photography, Okefenokee, Pileated Woodpecker, Stephen C Foster, Travel, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

Not Without its Attractive Side – HC Jackson in the Okefenokee 1890

An excerpt from the journal of Howell C. Jackson describing the beautiful Okefenokee Prairies as he surveyed the Okefenokee Swamp … More

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