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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

Hawks and Baby Alligators

An excerpt from my 2017 Okefenokee Journal: Paddling up the red trail just before 9:30 AM, we came to a … More

Alligator, Bird Photography, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Pod, Red-shouldered Hawk, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

Not a Pleasure Excursion

EXCERPT FROM THE 1875 OKEFENOKEE EXPLORATION BY THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION “We are receiving applications daily by letter and in person, to … More

Alligator, Atlanta Constitution, Billys Lake, Conservation Photography, Exploration, Georgia, iNaturalist, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Swamp Stock Photo, Travel Photography, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

Watch the Roadsides!

The Swamp Island Drive is a 7-mile driving trail in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. It winds through a typical … More

Alligator, Borrow Ditch, Chesser Island, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp, Swamp Island Drive, Wildlife Photography

Tolerant Alligator

The tall tales told throughout the generations have made the American Alligator out to be a fearsome beast ready to … More

Alligator, Georgia, Kingfisher Landing, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Wetlands Habitat, Wildlife Photography

Power of an Alligator’s Jaws

An excerpt from EA McIlhenny’s 1935 book, ​The Alligator’s Life History: “​The power of an alligator when closing its jaws and … More

Alligator, EA McIlhenny, Georgia, iNaturalist, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Stephen C Foster, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

Jean Harper to President Roosevelt

It was a 1933 letter from Jean Harper to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt which lead to the protection of the … More

Alligator, Billys Lake, Conservation Photography, Francis Harper, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Georgia, Jean Harper, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp, Swamp, William Wise Photography

Techno-Gators!

You know we’ve advanced technologically when even alligators are wearing GPS! Reviewing my photographs from a November, 2021 trip to … More

Alligator, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp, Satellite Tracking, Wildlife Photography

Back in the Okefenokee

Although the timed releases of my nature journals make it seem like I’m always in the Okefenokee Swamp, I live … More

Alligator, Canoe, Georgia, Kayaking, Kingfisher Landing, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp

Alligator Tapetum Lucidum

Shining the spotlight from the bow of our john boat, shining specks materialized across the inky black waters within the … More

Alligator, Eye Shine, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Nature Photography, Night Flash Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Red Eye, Tapetum Lucidum, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

Great Gloomy Swamp

An excerpt from Francis Harper’s 1913 paper “A Biological Reconnaissance of the Okefinokee Swamp”, published in The Auk, the official publication of the … More

Alligator, blackwater, Francis Harper, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, The Auk, Wildlife Photography, William Wise Photography

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