An excerpt from the journal of Howell C. Jackson describing the beautiful Suwannee River and its reptile inhabitants as he…
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Assailed By Alligators
My friends at church ask how I could dare to paddle the Okefenokee – especially alone! – with so many…
Okefenokee Protection Alliance Ad in the AJC
I’m privileged that I could donate one of my photographs to support the cause to protect the Okefenokee National Wildlife…
Acclimated Okefenokee Egret
Some critters are more accustomed to the presence of people than others. But it always amazes me when I come…
Sinister Swamp Personalities
A fictional but fascinating description of the snake-laden, dark forests of the Okefenokee Swamp from Cecil Hulse Matchat’s 1938 novel,…
Morning Hike in Okefenokee’s Stephen C Foster State Park
A short morning walk on the trails in the Stephen C Foster State Park within the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge…
Okefenokee Black-crowned Night Heron
There are several year-round resident birds within the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. But some of those “common” birds are much…
Concentrations of Gators
From my October 2022 Okefenokee Journal… Seeing the extremely low waters of the Suwannee River Sill, I began to fear…
Okefenokee Impassible Dense Jungle
Although a work of fiction, the description of the Okefenokee Swamp in Louis Pendleton’s novel is quite accurate! An excerpt…
Finally, an Okefenokee Wood Stork!
One of my goals as an aspiring conservation photographer is to capture as many different species as I can within…