Throughout the Okefenokee grows all manner of lichens and mosses. These scaly fungi add texture and color to the swamp … More
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Okefenokee Birding: Double-crested Cormorant
Found throughout the United States, the Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) is one of the common waterbirds found in the Okefenokee National … More
Now you see it, now you don’t…
As with most wildlife photography, success can be hit-or-miss. After many forays into the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, a 400,000+ … More
Clouds of Vapour from Their Nostrils
A favorite passage from William Bartram’s Travels, published in 1791. “I have seen an alligator take up out of the water … More
Until Next Time
An excerpt from my March 2015 Okefenokee Journal: Thursday, March 12, 2015 – As the afternoon wore on and the … More
Alligator Tail
An alligator is a whole lot of tail! Full of muscle and strength, the tail makes up half of an … More
That’s the last time I saw that hog alive…
An excerpt from E.A. McIlhenny’s 1935 book, The Alligator’s Life History: “On one occasion I saw a Duroc boar hog that … More
Okefenokee Tiger Moth Caterpillar
The Okefenokee blackwater is decorated in the spring with the golden fingers and bright green plumes of the Golden Club … More
Alligator’s Diverse Diet
As an iNaturalist project admin, I completed a review of over 19,000 American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) observations uploaded to iNaturalist … More
Okefenokee Gold Mine
The Okefenokee continues to make the news as conservationists sound the alarm against a proposal from Twin Pines Minerals to … More
Okefenokee Photography Project by William Wise 