Okefenokee Black-crowned Night Heron

There are several year-round resident birds within the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. But some of those “common” birds are much … 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

Although a work of fiction, the description of the Okefenokee Swamp in Louis Pendleton’s novel is quite accurate! An excerpt … More

It has been eighty years since an Ivory-billed Woodpecker has been seen in the Okefenokee Swamp. Many have searched with … More

Off the backside of the Chesser Homestead in the Okefenokee Swamp there is a dead-end trail named Ridley’s Island Trail. … More

From naturalist Francis Harper’s journal during his first visit to the Okefenokee Swamp in May 1912: “In the late afternoon … More

Some may wonder why I have made so many trips to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. I’m in love. That’s … More

The American Alligator is perfectly designed for the swamp habitats that they frequent. The eyes and nostrils protrude above the … More

My Okefenokee Swamp journal, October 25, 2022… A few weeks before my October 2022 trip, I was told by a … More

From naturalist Francis Harper’s journal during his first visit to the Okefenokee Swamp; May 1912. “The run passed between lines … More