There are several year-round resident birds within the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. But some of those “common” birds are much … 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.
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 Fish Crow
Some may wonder why I have made so many trips to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. I’m in love. That’s … More
Gray Catbirds of the Okefenokee Swamp
One of the most common sounds to break the silence of the Okefenokee Swamp is that of the Gray Catbird. … More
Okefenokee Species Spotlight: Double-crested Cormorant
I can’t recall a trip to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge when I haven’t seen a Double-crested Cormorant. Although more … More
Uncanny Notes of the Barred Owl
Excerpt from Francis Harper’s Mammals of the Okefinokee Swamp, published March 1927: “The denser cypress bays are places of deep shade … More
Scream of the Red-shouldered Hawk
Noises carry in strange ways in the Okefenokee Swamp. A silent solitude lies upon the blackwaters as one paddles through … More
Okefenokee “Curlew”
Because of their preference for shallow wetlands, the White Ibis is a common inhabitant of the Okefenokee Swamp. eBird frequency … More
Okefenokee Swamp Sandhill Cranes
Whenever a car stops along Swamp Island Drive, a wildlife viewing drive winding through the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, you … More
Okefenokee Photography Project by William Wise 