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Category: Okefenokee Swamp Naturalist’s Journal

A nature journal of paddling treks through the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia by William Wise Photography

Well-trained Bear Hounds

Excerpt from Francis Harper’s Mammals of the Okefinokee Swamp, published March 1927: Hounds are generally used for locating and following a … More

Bear Hunting, Coonhound, Francis Harper, Mammals of the Okefinokee, Naturalist, Okefenokee Swamp

Floating Fields of Nymphea

“​WE approached the savanna at the South end, by a narrow isthmus of level ground, open to the light of … More

Bartram Travels, Bonnet Lily, Georgia, lily pad, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Spatterdock, William Bartram, williamwisephoto, Yellow Water Lily

A Very Large and Terrible Creature

Excerpt from William Bartram’s Travels, Part II, Chapter V. ​”THE alligator when full grown is a very large and terrible creature, and … More

Alligator, Bartram Travels, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Wildlife Photography, William Bartram, williamwisephoto

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

Bird Photography, Birding, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Stephen C Foster, Wildlife Photography, William Bartram, williamwisephoto

The Chance of Meeting an Alligator

Excerpt from the 1912 Okefenokee journal of Dr. W.D. Funkhouser: “We five started in alone, carrying 50 pound packs, with … More

Alligator, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Okefenokee Swamp Naturalist's Journal, Wildlife Photography, William Wise Photography

Okefenokee Swamp Melanistic Pileated Woodpecker

Going through some older Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge posts, I found this unique observation from April 12, 2010 by iNaturalist … More

Bird Photography, Georgia, iNaturalist, Melanistic, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Birding, Okefenokee Swamp, Pileated Woodpecker, Wildlife Photography, William Wise Photography

Okefenokee Blackwater River

The Suwannee; a mysterious blackwater river. Textured cypress tower high above, doubled in their height by their reflection in the … More

blackwater, Cypress Swamp, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Spanish Moss, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

A Cautious Eye in the Okefenokee

A great start to our 2020 Okefenokee paddling trek! As we pushed off from the Stephen C Foster State Park … More

Alligator, Billys Lake, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Stephen C Foster, Wildlife Photography, William Wise Photography, williamwisephoto

Okefenokee in ‘The Wilderness Coast’

An Okefenokee excerpt from Jack Rudloe’s, The Wilderness Coast “The sun was just rising, but it was already hot when … More

Canoe, Cypress Swamp, Georgia, Jack Rudloe, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee, Okefenokee Photography, Paddle, Stephen C Foster, Wilderness Coast

Okefenokee Bittern: Hidden in Plain Sight

My daughter and I were only ten minutes into a four-day canoe trip through the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia and … More

American Bittern, Bird Photography, Birding, Botaurus lentiginosus, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee, Stephen C Foster, Swamp, Wildlife Photography

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