Hike Along the Suwannee River Sill, Part 1

After a 5-hour drive from my hometown in Athens, Georgia, my tires finally rolled over the boundary line onto the … More

Okefenokee Swamp Pig Frog, Lithobates grylio

Pig Frog, Lithobates grylio, photographed swimming in the dark tannin blackwater of the Okefenokee Swamp near the Maul Hammock Shelter. … More

Okefenokee Swamp Parrot Pitcher Plants

Hidden among the taller Okefenokee Giant Hooded Pitcher plants (Sarracenia minor var. okefenokeensis) is it’s cousin, the Parrot Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia … More

Down to the Details

From huge open views of expansive prairie, to tall cypress that stretch into the sky… down to the smallest detail … More

The Okefenokee’s Pig Frog

Pig Frogs are the big Lithobates of the Okefenokee Swamp. Although they may not be readily seen among the floating … More

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

The Alligator Abounds…

The dreaded and formidable rattlesnake is yet too common, and a variety of other serpents abound, particularly that admirable creature, … More

Birding the Okefenokee: Pileated Woodpecker

A loud call breaks the warm, still afternoon air. “Are there monkeys in the Okefenokee Swamp?”, my young daughter asks. … 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

Assailed By Alligators

My friends at church ask how I could dare to paddle the Okefenokee – especially alone! – with so many … More