Some critters are more accustomed to the presence of people than others. But it always amazes me when I come … More
Tag: National Wildlife Refuge
Sinister Swamp Personalities
A fictional but fascinating description of the snake-laden, dark forests of the Okefenokee Swamp from Cecil Hulse Matchat’s 1938 novel, … More
Okefenokee Black-crowned Night Heron
There are several year-round resident birds within the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. But some of those “common” birds are much … More
Concentrations of Gators
From my October 2022 Okefenokee Journal… Seeing the extremely low waters of the Suwannee River Sill, I began to fear … More
Okefenokee Impassible Dense Jungle
Although a work of fiction, the description of the Okefenokee Swamp in Louis Pendleton’s novel is quite accurate! An excerpt … More
Finally, an Okefenokee Wood Stork!
One of my goals as an aspiring conservation photographer is to capture as many different species as I can within … More
Shadow of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker
It has been eighty years since an Ivory-billed Woodpecker has been seen in the Okefenokee Swamp. Many have searched with … More
A Dead End Trail?
Off the backside of the Chesser Homestead in the Okefenokee Swamp there is a dead-end trail named Ridley’s Island Trail. … More
Great Saurian of the Swamp
From naturalist Francis Harper’s journal during his first visit to the Okefenokee Swamp in May 1912: “In the late afternoon … More
Okefenokee Fish Crow
Some may wonder why I have made so many trips to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. I’m in love. That’s … More
