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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: Cypress Swamp

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

Shadow of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker

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

Bird Photography, Birding, Bradford Torrey, Conservation Photography, Cypress Swamp, Endangered Species, Extinction, Florida Sketch Book, Georgia, Ivory-billed Woodpecker, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Pileated Woodpecker, Wildlife Photography

Luxuriant Blades of Never Wet

From naturalist Francis Harper’s journal during his first visit to the Okefenokee Swamp; May 1912. “The run passed between lines … More

blackwater, botany, Cypress Swamp, Francis Harper, Georgia, Golden Club, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Neverwet, Okefenokee Swamp, Wetlands Habitat, williamwisephoto

Deadly Serpent in a Dismal Wild

Excerpt from the 1875 Okefenokee Exploration by The Atlanta Constitution: “Now our knees began to feel weak, and tremble beneath … More

Atlanta Constitution, Cottonmouth, Cypress Swamp, Georgia, Herping, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Expedition 1875, Okefenokee Swamp, Viper

Fall in the Okefenokee

When most people think of fall foliage, they think of afternoon hikes in the Smokey Mountains or drives on winding … More

Chesser Island, Cypress Swamp, Fall Foliage, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp

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

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

Okefenokee’s Exceedingly Rich Hammock Land

Excerpt from the 1875 Okefenokee Exploration by The Atlanta Constitution: BILLY’S ISLAND, OKEFENOKEE SWAMP, November 27, 1875 – “Lee and myself are … More

Atlanta Constitution, Canoe, Chesser Prairie, Cypress Swamp, Georgia, Kayak, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Expedition 1875, Okefenokee Swamp, Swamp Prairie, Travel Photography, williamwisephoto

Uncanny Notes of the Barred Owl

Excerpt from Francis Harper’s Mammals of the Okefinokee Swamp, published March 1927: “The denser cypress bays are places of deep shade … More

Barred Owl, Bird Photography, Birding, Cypress Swamp, Francis Harper, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Naturalist, Nature Journal, Okefenokee Swamp, Suwannee Canal

Nauseous Effluvium Musk

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

Alligator, Cypress Swamp, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp, Wetlands Habitat, Wildlife Photography

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