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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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Gray Catbirds of the Okefenokee Swamp

One of the most common sounds to break the silence of the Okefenokee Swamp is that of the Gray Catbird. … More

Bird Photography, Birding Photography, Georgia, Gray Catbird, iNaturalist, National Wildlife Refuge, Stephen C Foster

Okefenokee Cat Squirrels

Excerpt from Francis Harper’s Mammals of the Okefinokee Swamp, published March 1927 concerning the Eastern Gray Squirrel: “In the Okefinokee, as … More

Billy's Island, Eastern Gray Squirrel, Francis, Georgia, Mammals of the Okefinokee, National Wildlife Refuge, Naturalist, Okefenokee Swamp, Stephen C Foster, William Wise Photography

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

Floating Peat Islands: The Land of Trembling Earth

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

Canoe, Chesser Prairie, Conservation Photography, Georgia, Louis Pendleton In the Okefenokee, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Okefenokee Swamp, Wetlands Habitat

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

We’re in a Gator Hole!

An exciting excerpt from Louis Pendleton’s 1895 book, ​In the Okefenokee… Accordingly, as soon as they were opposite another island, Joe … More

Adventure, Adventure Photography, Alligator, Georgia, Louis Pendleton In the Okefenokee, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp

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

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

An Alligator’s Quick Snapping Jaws

Excerpt from E.A. McIlhenny’s 1935 book, The Alligator’s Life History: “How quick an alligator can snap its jaws, was proven to … More

Alligator, Alligator Bite, EA McIlhenny, Georgia, iNaturalist, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

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