While the prairies of the eastern side of the Okefenokee Swamp are wide open and sunlit, much of the western … More
Tag: Okefenokee Swamp
Okefenokee Tagged Alligator Research
Crocodilians are often marked for later by identification by research groups. Tags are highly visible but are sometimes damaged or … More
Okefenokee Swamp Little Blue Heron closeup
Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia. April 20, 2024. Paddling from Maul Hammock to Big Water shelters. … More
Okefenokee Swamp American Alligator
American Alligator swimming the blackwater of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia. Sunday, April 16, 2023. Location: north of Minnie’s … More
Photographing the Wild Okefenokee
Okefenokee Journal; Saturday, April 20, 2024 – The brightening sky and calls of the birds woke me in my tent. … More
Pig Frog in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
The Pig Frog, Lithobates grylio, is a common amphibian inhabitant of the Okefenokee Swamp. My daughter and I learned how common … 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
Swollen Bladderwort in the Okefenokee Swamp
Swollen Bladderwort (Utricularia inflata) photographed from the Maul Hammock shelter in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. Swollen Bladderwort is a … More
The Okefenokee is God’s Work
An excerpt from the journals of naturalist Francis Harper, 1929: “We did everything we could to destroy it. We skinned … More
Okefenokee Swamper Talk
From the journals of naturalist Francis Harper, 1929: a conversation with Swamper Ezekiel Henderson… “I was fishing one time in … More
Okefenokee Photography Project by William Wise 