In 2017, I brought along a new “toy” to the Okefenokee: a Sigma 150-600mm lens. I soon realized that the … 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.
Snowy Okefenokee
It is January. And it is cold. But who has ever heard of snow in the Okefenokee Swamp??? January 21, 2021 … More
Every Feathered Creature
Excerpt from The Last Remaining Indian in the Okefenokee Swamp, by Tommy Hartley: “It soon became very noisy in the swamp … More
Paddle to Billy’s Island
An excerpt from my Okefenokee Journal on March 11, 2015: Wednesday, 12:17 PM – Grabbing our life vests (but neglecting … More
Anhingas on a Chilly Okefenokee Morning
Okefenokee Journal: Monday, March 6, 2017. 9:20 AM. Billy’s Lake is perfectly calm, still and quiet. The clear, dark, tannin-stained … More
Okefenokee Pileated Woodpecker Designs
“I feel like I’m beating my head against the wall.” Obviously, that’s an expression we use to describe a pointless … More
Okefenokee Woodpecker Excavations
The flooded prairies and hammocks of the Okefenokee Swamp hold acre after acre of standing, dead wood. An abundance of … More
Terrifying Screams of Owls in the Deep Swamp
“The evening was however, extremely pleasant, a brisk cool breeze sprang up, and the skies were perfectly serene, the stars … More
He has come here to die…
A spooky excerpt from A Florida Sketch-Book, by naturalist Bradford Torrey, written in 1895: There—going one day farther than usual—I found … More
Okefenokee – Ornithologist’s Delight
“The ornithologist is thrown into an ecstasy of delight, for birds ranging from the majestic whooping crane to the lowly … More
Okefenokee Photography Project by William Wise 