A short morning walk on the trails in the Stephen C Foster State Park within the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge … More
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Up the Suwannee River
Okefenokee Swamp journal, October 25, 2022… When I arrived in the Okefenokee on October 25, 2022, I knew the lack … More
Happy 90th Birthday Mr. Dick Flood, the legendary “Okefenokee Joe”
I made my first visit to the Okefenokee Swamp in 1997. I wasn’t able set foot within the refuge again … More
Swallowed at One Gulp
An excerpt from E. A. McIlhenny’s 1935 book, The Alligator’s Life History: “When an alligator catches food that is too large … More
Leaving Tomorrow for the Okefenokee!
Another Okefenokee photography excursion has finally arrived! My daughter and I leave at 6 AM tomorrow morning and head south … More
Whang-hoo of an Old Owl
EXCERPT FROM THE 1875 OKEFENOKEE EXPLORATION BY THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION “I returned to my bed of leaves and slept delightfully, until … More
Okefenokee’s Water Snakes
Of course, every thick brown snake spotted by visitors in the Okefenokee is a venomous Cottonmouth, or Water Moccasin (note … More
Until Next Time
An excerpt from my March 2015 Okefenokee Journal: Thursday, March 12, 2015 – As the afternoon wore on and the … More
Earth Day: Celebrating Diversity of God’s Creation
Happy Earth Day! A collection of nature and wildlife photography celebrating the biodiversity of God’s creation. Photographed in 2020 by … More
Alligator’s Diverse Diet
As an iNaturalist project admin, I completed a review of over 19,000 American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) observations uploaded to iNaturalist … More