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Okefenokee – home to the long-legged wading birds
Practically every species of Southeastern wading bird and waterfowl visits or is a permanent resident in the Okefenokee. Included are…
Hike Along the Suwannee River Sill, Part 2
Rather than give up in frustration and leave The Sill for another location because of the low water levels, I…
Hike Along the Suwannee River Sill, Part 1
After a 5-hour drive from my hometown in Athens, Georgia, my tires finally rolled over the boundary line onto the…
Few animals escape the jaws of an alligator
Alligators generally prey upon animals they can swallow whole, using gravity to help him go down. Fish, turtles, snakes, frogs,…
Okefenokee Swamp Pig Frog, Lithobates grylio
Pig Frog, Lithobates grylio, photographed swimming in the dark tannin blackwater of the Okefenokee Swamp near the Maul Hammock Shelter.…
Paddling with the Okefenokee Alligators
American Alligator along the canoe trail in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia. Sunday, April 16, 2023. Location: Suwannee Middle…
Okefenokee Swamp Parrot Pitcher Plants
Hidden among the taller Okefenokee Giant Hooded Pitcher plants (Sarracenia minor var. okefenokeensis) is it’s cousin, the Parrot Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia…
Okefenokee Canoe Trails – Stay on the Path!
The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge covers almost 630 square miles. Compare that to the city of Atlanta which covers 134…
Alligator on Minnie’s Lake, Okefenokee Swamp
An American Alligator peering from the blackwater of the Okefenokee Swamp. Photographed near Millie’s Lake along the Suwannee River Middle…
Okefenokee Photography Project by William Wise 