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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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Okefenokee Cat Squirrels

Excerpt from Francis Harper’s Mammals of the Okefinokee Swamp, published March 1927 concerning the Eastern Gray Squirrel: “In the Okefinokee, as … More

Billy's Island, Eastern Gray Squirrel, Francis, Georgia, Mammals of the Okefinokee, National Wildlife Refuge, Naturalist, Okefenokee Swamp, Stephen C Foster, William Wise Photography

Uncanny Notes of the Barred Owl

Excerpt from Francis Harper’s Mammals of the Okefinokee Swamp, published March 1927: “The denser cypress bays are places of deep shade … More

Barred Owl, Bird Photography, Birding, Cypress Swamp, Francis Harper, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Naturalist, Nature Journal, Okefenokee Swamp, Suwannee Canal

Well-trained Bear Hounds

Excerpt from Francis Harper’s Mammals of the Okefinokee Swamp, published March 1927: Hounds are generally used for locating and following a … More

Bear Hunting, Coonhound, Francis Harper, Mammals of the Okefinokee, Naturalist, Okefenokee Swamp

“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

The Finest of Embroidery

An excerpt from naturalist Bradford Torrey’s 1895 book, A Florida Sketch-Book: “We were at that moment approaching a bird about which … More

Anhinga, Bird Photography, Birding, Bradford Torrey, Florida Sketch Book, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Naturalist, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Water Turkey, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto
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