Morning Hike in Okefenokee’s Stephen C Foster State Park

A short morning walk on the trails in the Stephen C Foster State Park within the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge … More

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