Okefenokee Common Ribbon Snake

I have no idea how my daughter and I spotted this pencil-thin Ribbon Snake in the tangled vegetation. Okefenokee National … More

Minnie’s Lake Gathering of Gators

Minnie’s Lake is always a great destination for a day-paddle in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. Launching from Stephen C … More

Minnie’s Lake Lounging Gator

As we paddle near Minnie’s Lake in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, the canoe run widens, the Cypress trees overhead … More

Tagged Alligators along the Suwannee River Sill

The Suwannee River Sill Recreation Area in the Okefenokee Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is an accessible and convenient place to … More

Alligator along the Suwannee River

A late afternoon paddle up the Suwannee River in the Okefenokee. Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia. April 15, 2023. ©williamwisephoto.com Location: Suwannee … More

Okefenokee Swamp Brown Watersnake

While enjoying a slow paddle up the Suwannee River Middle fork through the heart of the Okefenokee Swamp, somehow my … More

It Takes a Tag Team!

It takes a tag team of researchers to tag an alligator… Once upon the shore, one of the team sneaks … More

A Struggle to Shore

The first step in a capture-tag-release program is a big step: getting a gator to shore! After snagging the alligator … More

Reading the Okefenokee Swamp

Have you ever read a swamp? Urbanites like me may have read much about the swamp, but don’t have the … More

Okefenokee Alligator Blue 202

During my spring 2023 Okefenokee trip, I had the pleasure of being invited to photograph the UGA Coastal Ecology Lab … More