I was strolling back down the Chesser Island Boardwalk from the observation tower when I saw a large bird perched … More
Tag: Okefenokee Swamp
Back in the Okefenokee
Although the timed releases of my nature journals make it seem like I’m always in the Okefenokee Swamp, I live … More
Alligator Tapetum Lucidum
Shining the spotlight from the bow of our john boat, shining specks materialized across the inky black waters within the … More
Great Gloomy Swamp
An excerpt from Francis Harper’s 1913 paper “A Biological Reconnaissance of the Okefinokee Swamp”, published in The Auk, the official publication of the … More
Okefenokee’s Remarkable Landscapes
Excerpt from the 1926 History of the Okefenokee Swamp by AS McQueen and Hamp Mizell: “The prairies are the favorite resort for … More
Ready Made Raccoon Homes
Excerpt from the 1926 History of the Okefenokee Swamp by AS McQueen and Hamp Mizell: “There are literally thousands of raccoons in … More
Canoe Trail Blaze?
Throughout the Okefenokee grows all manner of lichens and mosses. These scaly fungi add texture and color to the swamp … More
E Pluribus Unum Anhinga
During his travels through Florida in 1894, naturalist Bradford Torrey described the beautiful Anhinga in his book A Florida Sketch-book: … More
Boney Hide of an Alligator
Paddling upstream, against a slow but constant current, the canoe run gets darker and darker. Although it is only nearing … More
Baby Alligator Refuge
A shadowed, meandering channel runs just north of Billy’s Lake in the Okefenokee. It is the Middle Fork of the … More
Okefenokee Photography by William Wise 