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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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William Bartram’s Cypress

Excerpt from William Bartram’s Travels, published in 1791: “THE Cypress stands in the first order of North American trees. Its majestic … More

Bartram Travels, botany, Camping, Canoe, Cypress Knees, Cypress Swamp, Georgia, Kayak, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Stock Photography, Travel Photography, William Bartram, williamwisephoto

Colorful Baby Alligators

An excerpt from my 2015 Okefenokee nature journal: On our first day in the Okefenokee, the number of huge gators … More

Alligator, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Okefenokee, Okefenokee Swamp, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

A Place of Memories

A passage from my Okefenokee journal on Mixon’s Hammock, March 5, 2017: After tensely navigating through over a mile of … More

Alligator, Bird Photography, Birding, Georgia, Mixons Hammock, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Pied-billed Grebe, Swamp Prairie, Travel, White Ibis, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

One Large Specimen

Excerpt from the 1926 History of the Okefenokee Swamp by AS McQueen and Hamp Mizell: “To make certain that there was a … More

Alligator, AS McQueen, Billys Lake, Georgia, Hamp Mizell, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Wildlife Photography, William Wise Photography

Little Blue Heron Leap Frog

An Okefenokee photography journal entry from March 6, 2017: Monday, 9:25 AM – ​Frustrated by my pursuit of a quality … More

Billys Lake, Bird Photography, Birding, Camping, Canoe, Georgia, Little Blue Heron, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Stephen C Foster, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

Okefenokee Trolling Motor

In 2017 I added an electric trolling motor to our canoe, my daughter acting as captain of our vessel. Not … More

Alligator, Billys Lake, Canoe, Electric Trolling Motor, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Travel, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

Trees So Lofty

Excerpt from William Bartram’s Travels, published in 1791: “On the West side it was bordered round with low marshes, and invested … More

Bartram Travels, Cypress Swamp, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Spanish Moss, Stock Photography, Wildlife Photography, William Bartram, williamwisephoto

Cypress Knee Bend

Passing north beyond Minnie’s Lake along the Suwannee River Middle Fork trail, the kayak channel constricts through a more mature … More

Canoe, Cypress Knees, Cypress Swamp, Georgia, Kayak, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Travel Photography, williamwisephoto

“Gentlemen” Plume Hunters

“Plume hunting” for sport and fashion was common in the years before laws were enacted to protect our birds. The … More

Bird Photography, Birding, Bradford Torrey, Florida Sketch Book, Georgia, Great Egret, National Wildlife Refuge, Naturalist, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Plume Hunting, Stephen C Foster, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

Swamp Sentinels

An excerpt from my March 11, 2015 Okefenokee nature journal: Our boat moved slowly up the canal until reaching a … More

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

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