Okefenokee – home to the long-legged wading birds

Practically every species of Southeastern wading bird and waterfowl visits or is a permanent resident in the Okefenokee. Included are … More

Hike Along the Suwannee River Sill, Part 2

Rather than give up in frustration and leave The Sill for another location because of the low water levels, I … More

Hike Along the Suwannee River Sill, Part 1

After a 5-hour drive from my hometown in Athens, Georgia, my tires finally rolled over the boundary line onto the … More

Few animals escape the jaws of an alligator

Alligators generally prey upon animals they can swallow whole, using gravity to help him go down. Fish, turtles, snakes, frogs, … More

Okefenokee Swamp Pig Frog, Lithobates grylio

Pig Frog, Lithobates grylio, photographed swimming in the dark tannin blackwater of the Okefenokee Swamp near the Maul Hammock Shelter. … More

Paddling with the Okefenokee Alligators

American Alligator along the canoe trail in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia. Sunday, April 16, 2023. Location: Suwannee Middle … More

Alligator on Minnie’s Lake, Okefenokee Swamp

An American Alligator peering from the blackwater of the Okefenokee Swamp. Photographed near Millie’s Lake along the Suwannee River Middle … More

Camouflaged Okefenokee Brown Watersnake

While the prairies of the eastern side of the Okefenokee Swamp are wide open and sunlit, much of the western … More

Okefenokee Alligator GPS Tracker Study

One of the American Alligators with a GPS tracker from the University of Georgia’s Coastal Ecology Lab research project in … More

Okefenokee Swamp American Alligator

American Alligator swimming the blackwater of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia. Sunday, April 16, 2023. Location: north of Minnie’s … More