While the prairies of the eastern side of the Okefenokee Swamp are wide open and sunlit, much of the western…
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Okefenokee Alligator GPS Tracker Study
One of the American Alligators with a GPS tracker from the University of Georgia’s Coastal Ecology Lab research project in …
Okefenokee Tagged Alligator Research
Crocodilians are often marked for later by identification by research groups. Tags are highly visible but are sometimes damaged or…
Okefenokee Swamp Little Blue Heron closeup
Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia. April 20, 2024. Paddling from Maul Hammock to Big Water shelters.…
Okefenokee Swamp American Alligator
American Alligator swimming the blackwater of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia. Sunday, April 16, 2023. Location: north of Minnie’s…
Photographing the Wild Okefenokee
Okefenokee Journal; Saturday, April 20, 2024 – The brightening sky and calls of the birds woke me in my tent.…
Pig Frog in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
The Pig Frog, Lithobates grylio, is a common amphibian inhabitant of the Okefenokee Swamp. My daughter and I learned how common…
Okefenokee Maul Hammock Overnight Canoe Shelter
In April 2024, my daughter and I got permits to cross through the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge on a three-day…
American Alligator at the Maul Hammock Shelter in the Okefenokee Swamp
As my daughter and I paddled up to the Maul Hammock Shelter on day one of our three day paddle…
Down to the Details
From huge open views of expansive prairie, to tall cypress that stretch into the sky… down to the smallest detail…
Okefenokee Photography Project by William Wise 