Another Okefenokee photography excursion has finally arrived! My daughter and I leave at 6 AM tomorrow morning and head south … More
Category: Okefenokee Nature Journal
The Sill Never Lets Me Down
While I thoroughly enjoy any season in the Okefenokee Swamp, I felt as if I had “struck out” with wildlife … More
Okefenokee Puking Cormorant
Sunday, March 5, 2017, 3:41 PM – As our canoe progressed through the tight foliage of The Narrows (brown trail), … More
Watch the Roadsides!
The Swamp Island Drive is a 7-mile driving trail in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. It winds through a typical … More
Okefenokee Details
The Okefenokee Swamp features a variety of habitats within one giant ecosystem. As one paddles out of the cypress trees, … More
Delicate Designs
Each Okefenokee morning, the signs of the night creatures are evident throughout the swamp. From tracks in the mud, to … More
Okefenokee Eastern Base Camp – Laura S Walker State Park
The eastern edge of the Okefenokee Swamp has two entrances, as opposed to the single entrance on the western side. … More
My First Okefenokee Eagles!
I was strolling back down the Chesser Island Boardwalk from the observation tower when I saw a large bird perched … More
Back in the Okefenokee
Although the timed releases of my nature journals make it seem like I’m always in the Okefenokee Swamp, I live … More
Great Gloomy Swamp
An excerpt from Francis Harper’s 1913 paper “A Biological Reconnaissance of the Okefinokee Swamp”, published in The Auk, the official publication of the … More
Okefenokee Photography Project by William Wise 