April 19, 2024 – Just after 6 PM, my daughter and I reached the Maul Hammock overnight shelter in the … More
Category: Okefenokee Alligators
The American Alligator abounds in the blackwater swamps of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia.
Minnie’s Lake Gathering of Gators
Minnie’s Lake is always a great destination for a day-paddle in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. Launching from Stephen C … More
Minnie’s Lake Lounging Gator
As we paddle near Minnie’s Lake in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, the canoe run widens, the Cypress trees overhead … More
Tagged Alligators along the Suwannee River Sill
The Suwannee River Sill Recreation Area in the Okefenokee Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is an accessible and convenient place to … More
Alligator along the Suwannee River
A late afternoon paddle up the Suwannee River in the Okefenokee. Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia. April 15, 2023. ©williamwisephoto.com Location: Suwannee … More
It Takes a Tag Team!
It takes a tag team of researchers to tag an alligator… Once upon the shore, one of the team sneaks … More
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
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 Alligator Abounds…
The dreaded and formidable rattlesnake is yet too common, and a variety of other serpents abound, particularly that admirable creature, … More
Okefenokee Photography Project by William Wise 