Okefenokee Black-crowned Night Heron

There are several year-round resident birds within the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. But some of those “common” birds are much … More

Finally, an Okefenokee Wood Stork!

One of my goals as an aspiring conservation photographer is to capture as many different species as I can within … More

It has been eighty years since an Ivory-billed Woodpecker has been seen in the Okefenokee Swamp. Many have searched with … More

Some may wonder why I have made so many trips to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. I’m in love. That’s … More

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

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

Although fiction, this excerpt from an 1895 adventure novel is a perfect illustration of why the Okefenokee is named “The … More

The swamplands and marshes of Georgia and Florida are similar in appearance: vast, wide, flat, void of defined travelways, and … More

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

Which slow-moving, murky, southern river is it that feeds the Okefenokee Swamp? How many creeks and spring must there be … More