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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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Tag: Nature Journal

Concentrations of Gators

From my October 2022 Okefenokee Journal… Seeing the extremely low waters of the Suwannee River Sill, I began to fear … More

Alligator, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Okefenokee Swamp, Suwannee River

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

Bird Photography, Birding, Bradford Torrey, Conservation Photography, Cypress Swamp, Endangered Species, Extinction, Florida Sketch Book, Georgia, Ivory-billed Woodpecker, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Pileated Woodpecker, Wildlife Photography

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

Chesser Island, Cottonmouth, Georgia, Herping, iNaturalist, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Okefenokee Swamp, Ridley's Island Trail, Viper, Wetlands Habitat

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

Canoe, Chesser Prairie, Conservation Photography, Georgia, Louis Pendleton In the Okefenokee, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Okefenokee Swamp, Wetlands Habitat

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

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

Atlanta Constitution, Cypress Knees, Cypress Swamp, Floyd's Island, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Okefenokee Expedition 1875, Okefenokee Swamp, Spanish Moss, Wetlands Habitat, williamwisephoto

Okefenokee Overnight Packing

Paddling and camping the Okefenokee Swamp is truly a wilderness experience. Everything you will need must be brought with you… … More

Camping, Canal Run Shelter, Canoe, Conservation Photography, Georgia, Kayak, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Travel Photography

Okefenokee Options

Of all the wonderful natural places within driving distance of my home, why do I find myself making repeated five-hour … More

Canoe, Chesser Prairie, Georgia, Grand Prairie, Kayak, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Okefenokee Swamp, Travel Photography

The Sill Never Lets Me Down

While I thoroughly enjoy any season in the Okefenokee Swamp, I felt as if I had “struck out” with wildlife … More

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

Hawks and Baby Alligators

An excerpt from my 2017 Okefenokee Journal: Paddling up the red trail just before 9:30 AM, we came to a … More

Alligator, Bird Photography, Georgia, National Wildlife Refuge, Nature Journal, Nature Photography, Okefenokee Swamp, Pod, Red-shouldered Hawk, Wildlife Photography, williamwisephoto

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