It takes a tag team of researchers to tag an alligator… Once upon the shore, one of the team sneaks … More
Author: William Wise
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
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
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
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
The Beautiful Okefenokee… what is it?
A four-day video and photography exploration of the beautiful Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia, USA.
The Alligator Abounds…
The dreaded and formidable rattlesnake is yet too common, and a variety of other serpents abound, particularly that admirable creature, … More
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
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