The quiet here is not merely an absence of sound—it is something almost tangible. Sitting alone in the canoe, drifting … More
Category: Okefenokee Swamp
The Okefenokee: Untouched By Time
An hour into my paddle, in an instant, almost as if someone had drawn back a curtain, the remaining morning … More
Morning Fog on Billy’s Lake in the Okefenokee Swamp
A thick fog lies over the Okefenokee Swamp this morning. The far distance is nothing but a gray blanket that … More
White Ibises on Billy’s Lake; Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
Although ribbons of morning fog still linger over portions of the swamp, the view here along the Suwannee River has … More
Morning in the Okefenokee’s Stephen C Foster Campground
My Okefenokee morning started off with a hot cup of coffee on the front porch in my cabin. Sure, most … More
Odd view of an Okefenokee Ibis
White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) photographed in a shady cove along the Suwannee River Sill in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, … More
Okefenokee’s Scars of Human Exploitation
Paddling the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is a genuine wilderness experience. Nature has inherited a designated Refuge that is relatively … More
Re-capture of Alligator Blue 98
“Blue 98” was a re-capture of a previously tagged American Alligator in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia. I’m … More
Upturned Yellow Bonnet Lilies in the Okefenokee Swamp
According naturalist Francis Harper, when “a boat or a bear passes over a watery Prairie, the bonnet leaves in the … More
Okefenokee Southeastern Five-lined Skink
It was a bit of a surprise to find this skink at the Bluff Lake overnight shelter platform in the … More
Okefenokee Photography Project by William Wise 