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Okefenokee Photography Project by William Wise

A photographic exploration of Georgia's Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge to highlight this habitat for continued future preservation.

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Tag: Bird Photography

Scream of the Red-shouldered Hawk

Noises carry in strange ways in the Okefenokee Swamp. A silent solitude lies upon the blackwaters as one paddles through … More

Bird Photography, Birding, Francis Harper, Georgia, iNaturalist, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp, Raptor, Red-shouldered Hawk, The Auk, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

Okefenokee “Curlew”

Because of their preference for shallow wetlands, the White Ibis is a common inhabitant of the Okefenokee Swamp.  eBird frequency … More

Bird Photography, Birding, Conservation Photography, Curlew, Francis Harper, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp, Wetlands Habitat, White Ibis

Okefenokee Swamp Sandhill Cranes

Whenever a car stops along Swamp Island Drive, a wildlife viewing drive winding through the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, you … More

Bird Photography, Birding, Chesser Island, Conservation Photography, Francis Harper, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Sandhill Crane, Swamp Island Drive, Wildlife Photography

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

Okefenokee Pastimes Camper Cabin

The trails, wildlife drive and guided boat tours at the Suwannee Canal entrance (on the eastern side) of the Okefenokee … More

Alligator, Bird Photography, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Travel, Travel Photography

Okefenokee’s Double-crested Cormorant

The Double-crested Cormorant is a strange looking bird. Cornell’s website http://www.allaboutbirds.org states, “They look like a combination of a goose … More

Bird Photography, Birding, Double-crested Cormorant, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp, Wetlands Habitat, Wildlife Photography

Snowy Egret: The ‘Plume Bird’

The eBird frequency chart shows the Snowy Egret, Egretta thula, is a year-round inhabitant of the Okefenokee Swamp, but perhaps not … More

Bird Photography, Birding, Francis Harper, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Snowy Egret, Wetlands Habitat

Francis Harper’s Okefenokee Turkey Vulture

​One bird always guaranteed to be seen in the Okefenokee Swamp is the Turkey Vulture. In the hot summer months … More

Bird Photography, Birding, Francis Harper, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp

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

Okefenokee Photography Workshop

My November 2021 trip to the Okefenokee centered around the photography workshop hosted at the Suwannee Canal entrance on the … More

Bird Photography, Conservation Photography, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Photography, Travel Photography, Wildlife Photography, William Wise Photography

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