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A photographic exploration of Georgia's Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge to highlight this habitat for continued future preservation.

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Category: Okefenokee Swamp

Okefenokee Black-crowned Night Heron

There are several year-round resident birds within the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. But some of those “common” birds are much … More

Bird Photography, Birding, Black-crowned Night Heron, Conservation Photography, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp, Suwannee River, Wildlife Photography

Okefenokee Impassible Dense Jungle

Although a work of fiction, the description of the Okefenokee Swamp in Louis Pendleton’s novel is quite accurate! An excerpt … More

Alligator, Cypress Swamp, Georgia, Louis Pendleton In the Okefenokee, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp, Wildlife Photography

Shadow of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker

It has been eighty years since an Ivory-billed Woodpecker has been seen in the Okefenokee Swamp.  Many have searched with … More

Bird Photography, Birding, Bradford Torrey, Conservation Photography, Cypress Swamp, Endangered Species, Extinction, Florida Sketch Book, Georgia, Ivory-billed Woodpecker, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Pileated Woodpecker, Wildlife Photography

A Dead End Trail?

Off the backside of the Chesser Homestead in the Okefenokee Swamp there is a dead-end trail named Ridley’s Island Trail. … More

Chesser Island, Cottonmouth, Georgia, Herping, iNaturalist, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Okefenokee Swamp, Ridley's Island Trail, Viper, Wetlands Habitat

Okefenokee Fish Crow

Some may wonder why I have made so many trips to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. I’m in love. That’s … More

Birding, Birding Photography, Canoe, Conservation Photography, Fish Crow, Georgia, iNaturalist, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp

Amazing Alligator Designs: Nostril Valves

The American Alligator is perfectly designed for the swamp habitats that they frequent. The eyes and nostrils protrude above the … More

Alligator, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp, Wildlife Biology

Creepy Claws

What lurks beneath those waters? That question rolls in the mind as one attempts to peer through the blackwater of the … More

Alligator, blackwater, Georgia, Herping, iNaturalist, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp, Suwannee Canal, Suwannee Canal Recreation Area, Wildlife Photography

Upcoming Fall Okefenokee Excursion

It’s time for a fall trip to my favorite destination: the Okefenokee Swamp! It’s been a long, busy summer so … More

Canoe, Georgia, Kayak, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee, Travel Photography

Floating Islands of Trembling Earth

Excerpt from the 1875 Okefenokee Exploration by The Atlanta Constitution​: “​There are dense thickets of small shrubs, almost impenetrable, except to … More

Atlanta Constitution, Chesser Prairie, Georgia, Hooded Pitcher Plant, iNaturalist, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Expedition 1875, Okefenokee Swamp, Wetlands Habitat, williamwisephoto

Fall in the Okefenokee

When most people think of fall foliage, they think of afternoon hikes in the Smokey Mountains or drives on winding … More

Chesser Island, Cypress Swamp, Fall Foliage, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp

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