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Okefenokee Photography Project by William Wise

A photographic exploration of Georgia's Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge to highlight this habitat for continued future preservation.

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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.

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

Bird Photography, Birding, Georgia, Nature Photography, Okefenokee, Pileated Woodpecker, Stephen C Foster, Travel, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

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

Billys Lake, Bird Photography, Birding, Canoe, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp, Wildlife Photography

Acclimated Okefenokee Egret

Some critters are more accustomed to the presence of people than others. But it always amazes me when I come … More

Bird Photography, Birding, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Okefenokee Swamp, Snowy Egret

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

Bird Photography, Birding, Black-crowned Night Heron, Conservation Photography, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp, Suwannee River, Wildlife Photography

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

Bird Photography, Birding, Conservation Photography, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge

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

Bird Photography, Birding, Bradford Torrey, Conservation Photography, Cypress Swamp, Endangered Species, Extinction, Florida Sketch Book, Georgia, Ivory-billed Woodpecker, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Pileated Woodpecker, Wildlife Photography

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

Birding, Birding Photography, Canoe, Conservation Photography, Fish Crow, Georgia, iNaturalist, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp

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

Bird Photography, Birding Photography, Georgia, Gray Catbird, iNaturalist, National Wildlife Refuge, Stephen C Foster

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

Billys Lake, Bird Photography, Birding, Conservation Photography, Double-crested Cormorant, Georgia, iNaturalist, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Travel Photography

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

Barred Owl, Bird Photography, Birding, Cypress Swamp, Francis Harper, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Naturalist, Nature Journal, Okefenokee Swamp, Suwannee Canal

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