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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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Tag: Alligator

Concentrations of Gators

From my October 2022 Okefenokee Journal… Seeing the extremely low waters of the Suwannee River Sill, I began to fear … More

Alligator, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Okefenokee Swamp, Suwannee River

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

Great Saurian of the Swamp

From naturalist Francis Harper’s journal during his first visit to the Okefenokee Swamp in May 1912: “​In the late afternoon … More

Alligator, Big Water Lake, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp, William Wise Photography

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

Sights in Bygone Days

Excerpt from Francis Harper’s Mammals of the Okefinokee Swamp, published March 1927: “Long field experience and rare powers of observation have … More

Alligator, Cypress Swamp, Francis Harper, Georgia, Mammals of the Okefinokee, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp, Wildlife Photography, William Wise Photography

Alligator Nests and Eggs

A passage from William Bartram’s Travels​, in which he examines the nest of the American Alligator during his exploration of Georgia … More

Alligator, Alligator Eggs, Bartram Travels, Exploration, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Stock Photography, Wildlife Photography, William Bartram

An Alluring Attraction

An excerpt from the 1895 adventure novel, In the Okefenokee: A Story of War Time and the Great Georgia Swamp: “To … More

Alligator, Canoe, Cypress Swamp, Georgia, Minnies Lake, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Wildlife Photography

Blinkers

The old time gator hunters and Swampers used to hunt alligator at night by torch or spotlight. The shiny crystals … More

Alligator, blackwater, Conservation Photography, EA McIlhenny, Eye Shine, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp, Stephen C Foster, Tapetum Lucidum, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

We’re in a Gator Hole!

An exciting excerpt from Louis Pendleton’s 1895 book, ​In the Okefenokee… Accordingly, as soon as they were opposite another island, Joe … More

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

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