Practically every species of Southeastern wading bird and waterfowl visits or is a permanent resident in the Okefenokee. Included are … More
Category: Okefenokee Birding
The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia provides wonderful birding opportunities to observe and list the Anhinga, Ibis, Stork, Cormorant, Heron, Egret, Woodpecker, Parula, Hawk, Thrush, Grebe and more.
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. … More
Photographing the Wild Okefenokee
Okefenokee Journal; Saturday, April 20, 2024 – The brightening sky and calls of the birds woke me in my tent. … More
Rainy Afternoon Along the Sill
A rainy afternoon along The Suwannee River Sill; Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia. January 22, 2021. Cloudy with rain showers … More
Birding the Okefenokee: Pileated Woodpecker
A loud call breaks the warm, still afternoon air. “Are there monkeys in the Okefenokee Swamp?”, my young daughter asks. … More
Across Billy’s Lake
Excerpt from my Okefenokee Journal, October 26, 2022… Wednesday, 9:47 AM – The first leg of my journey to my … More
Acclimated Okefenokee Egret
Some critters are more accustomed to the presence of people than others. But it always amazes me when I come … More
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 … More
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 … More
Shadow of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker
It has been eighty years since an Ivory-billed Woodpecker has been seen in the Okefenokee Swamp. Many have searched with … More
Okefenokee Photography Project by William Wise 