During his travels through Florida in 1894, naturalist Bradford Torrey described the beautiful Anhinga in his book A Florida Sketch-book: … More
Tag: Wildlife Photography
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 Birding: Double-crested Cormorant
Found throughout the United States, the Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) is one of the common waterbirds found in the Okefenokee National … More
Nests of the Crocodile
An excerpt from William Bartram’s Travels, published in 1791. “STILL keeping close along shore; on turning a point or projection of the … More
Blood-curdling Swamp Sounds
Even in our modern age of campgrounds, well-marked trails, and battery-operated flashlights and GPS, the Okefenokee Swamp can still become … More
Not a Good Day for Gators
In 1875, The Atlanta Constitution published the dramatic headline: “We now announce to our readers, and the people of Georgia, that we … More
Clouds of Vapour from Their Nostrils
A favorite passage from William Bartram’s Travels, published in 1791. “I have seen an alligator take up out of the water … More
Okefenokee – For the Birds!
When the Okefenokee’s time for preservation had finally come, varying governmental departments and environmental groups had diverse visions for the … More
Until Next Time
An excerpt from my March 2015 Okefenokee Journal: Thursday, March 12, 2015 – As the afternoon wore on and the … More
Okefenokee Photography Project by William Wise 