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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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Okefenokee Species Spotlight: Double-crested Cormorant

I can’t recall a trip to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge when I haven’t seen a Double-crested Cormorant. Although more … More

Billys Lake, Bird Photography, Birding, Conservation Photography, Double-crested Cormorant, Georgia, iNaturalist, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Travel Photography

The Okefenokee: an Uninhabited Wilderness

In the early years of our nation, the Okefenokee Swamp was thought to be an uninhabitable wilderness never to be … More

Alligator, Billys Lake, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp, Wildlife Photography

Overwhelming Okefenokee

Every time I dip my oars into the blackwaters of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, I am overwhelmed: overwhelmed by … More

Alligator, Billys Lake, CT Trowell, Georgia, iNaturalist, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp, Stephen C Foster, Wildlife Photography

Like Logs of Wood

A description of the American Alligator from an 1829 publication describing the wild animals in the zoos of London… “Alligators … More

Alligator, Billys Lake, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp, Wildlife Photography

Clean and Pristine Okefenokee

One thing that is pleasantly noticeable in the clean and pristine wilderness of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is the … More

Billys Lake, botany, Conservation Photography, Georgia, iNaturalist, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Wetlands Habitat, White Water Lily

It is spring in the Okefenokee…

A beautiful description of spring in the Okefenokee Swamp from Cecil Hulse Matchat’s 1938 novel, Strange Green Land: “It is spring … More

Billys Lake, Bird Photography, Birding, Cecile Matschat, Georgia, iNaturalist, Little Blue Heron, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Stephen C Foster, Wildlife Photography

The ‘gator had the boy by the head

An old Okefenokee Swamper story as told by Owen Smith in the journals of naturalist Francis Harper, 1929: “Henry Bennett … More

Alligator, Billys Lake, Francis Harper, Georgia, iNaturalist, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Swamper, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

Bellowing like a Bull

Excerpt from the 1926 History of the Okefenokee Swamp by AS McQueen and Hamp Mizell: “The alligators, especially at mating season, keep … More

Alligator, AS McQueen, Billys Lake, Georgia, Hamp Mizell, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Wildlife Photography, William Wise Photography

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

Borders of a New World

An excerpt from the wonderful nature writings of naturalist and explorer William Bartram, published in 1791: “THIS little lake and … More

Billys Lake, Canoe, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Stephen C Foster, Stock Photography, Travel Photography, William Bartram, williamwisephoto

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