Even in our modern age of campgrounds, well-marked trails, and battery-operated flashlights and GPS, the Okefenokee Swamp can still become…
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Moss Covered Cove
There is no solitude like sitting in a dark cove within the Okefenokee Swamp. The dark water of the Suwannee…
Okefenokee’s Water Snakes
Of course, every thick brown snake spotted by visitors in the Okefenokee is a venomous Cottonmouth, or Water Moccasin (note…
Not a Good Day for Gators
In 1875, The Atlanta Constitution published the dramatic headline: “We now announce to our readers, and the people of Georgia, that we…
Now you see it, now you don’t…
As with most wildlife photography, success can be hit-or-miss. After many forays into the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, a 400,000+…
Clouds of Vapour from Their Nostrils
A favorite passage from William Bartram’s Travels, published in 1791. “I have seen an alligator take up out of the water…
Okefenokee – For the Birds!
When the Okefenokee’s time for preservation had finally come, varying governmental departments and environmental groups had diverse visions for the…
Until Next Time
An excerpt from my March 2015 Okefenokee Journal: Thursday, March 12, 2015 – As the afternoon wore on and the…
Exceptionally Good Bearhounds
Excerpt from Francis Harper’s Mammals of the Okefinokee Swamp, published March 1927: About a dozen years ago there were some exceptionally…
Time Moves Slowly
An excerpt from my March 2017 Okefenokee nature journal… Saturday, 8:41 PM – I’m sitting on a cot in our…
Okefenokee Photography Project by William Wise 