Snowy Egret: The ‘Plume Bird’

The eBird frequency chart shows the Snowy Egret, Egretta thula, is a year-round inhabitant of the Okefenokee Swamp, but perhaps not … More

Okefenokee Prairies and Fire

Like the wide open prairies of the Midwest, the Okefenokee prairies are large, open spaces that are composed of grasses, … More

A stroll to enjoy and photograph nature along the Chesser Island Boardwalk trail in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia. … More

One bird always guaranteed to be seen in the Okefenokee Swamp is the Turkey Vulture. In the hot summer months … More

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

EXCERPT FROM THE 1875 OKEFENOKEE EXPLORATION BY THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION “We are receiving applications daily by letter and in person, to … More

Perhaps the swamp doesn’t immediately come to mind when planning a romantic Valentine’s Day date, but a sunset cruise in … More

My November 2021 trip to the Okefenokee centered around the photography workshop hosted at the Suwannee Canal entrance on the … More

Sunday, March 5, 2017, 3:41 PM – As our canoe progressed through the tight foliage of The Narrows (brown trail), … More

An excerpt from the wonderful nature writings of naturalist and explorer William Bartram, published in 1791: “THIS little lake and … More