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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: Minnie Lake

Prairies, Lakes, Islands and Hammocks

Within the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, there are several habitats contained within one “swamp” ecosystem: lakes, prairies, hammocks and island … More

Alligator, blackwater, Cypress Swamp, Georgia, Minnie Lake, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

Walk Across on Their Heads

A favorite passage from William Bartram’s Travels,​ published in 1791: “IT was by this time dusk; and the alligators had nearly … More

Alligator, Bartram Travels, Georgia, Kayak, Minnie Lake, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Stock Photography, Wildlife Photography, William Bartram, williamwisephoto

Up the Suwannee Middle Fork

An excerpt from my March 2015 Okefenokee nature journal: Thursday, 9:12 AM – The number of large basking gators quickly … More

Alligator, Georgia, Minnie Lake, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Spanish Moss, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

Some Sovereign Alligator – William Bartram

An excerpt from William Bartram’s ​Travels Through North and South Carolina, Georgia, East and West Florida. “​I HAD now swamps and marshes … More

Alligator, Bartram Travels, Georgia, Minnie Lake, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Wildlife Photography, William Bartram, williamwisephoto

How to Pee in the Okefenokee!

After a few hours of paddling, the thought usually comes to mind, “What about using the bathroom.” If you’re not … More

Camping Toilet, Canoe, Georgia, Kayak, Minnie Lake, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Travel, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

Juvenile Alligator Pod on Okefenokee Minnie’s Lake

At the north end of Minnie’s Lake on the Middle Fork of the Suwanee River in the Okefenokee, we paddled … More

Alligator, Georgia, Minnie Lake, National Wildlife Refuge, Okefenokee Swamp, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

An Old Friend Okefenokee Alligator

Unless they are tagged or have some unique scars, American Alligators are quite hard to tell apart. I’m sure there … More

Alligator, Georgia, Minnie Lake, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Wildlife Photography

Focus Stacking an Okefenokee Gator Stack

While paddling through the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia, I came upon an awesome scene. Multiple juvenile alligators were stacked upon … More

Alligator, Georgia, Minnie Lake, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Wildlife Photography, William Wise Photography

Okefenokee: Nature Lover’s Paradise

“This magnificent Swamp, one of the very largest, if not the largest, in the entire United States, is truly a … More

AS McQueen, Cypress, Hamp Mizell, Minnie Lake, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee, Spanish Moss
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