Camouflaged Okefenokee Brown Watersnake

While the prairies of the eastern side of the Okefenokee Swamp are wide open and sunlit, much of the western … More

Curious Okefenokee Alligator

Not long after arriving at the Big Water Shelter in the Okefenokee Swamp, a curious alligator came drifting toward the … More

Sunset Stroll along the Suwannee River Sill

An excerpt from my Okefenokee Journal, October 25, 2022… Since the fall days were shortening, I wanted to be sure … More

Acclimated Okefenokee Egret

Some critters are more accustomed to the presence of people than others. But it always amazes me when I come … 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

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

Floating Peat Islands: The Land of Trembling Earth

Although fiction, this excerpt from an 1895 adventure novel is a perfect illustration of why the Okefenokee is named “The … More

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

Ahead was a Dark Dense Swamp

Excerpt from the 1875 Okefenokee Exploration by The Atlanta Constitution: September 19, 1875. — “Ahead of us was a dark and dense … More