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Phinizy Swamp Nature Park; Augusta, GA.

• Morning fog, then mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
• Sunrise 6:28 am; Sunset 8:20 pm
• Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 52 minutes (+1m 28s)
• Moon: 96.4% Waxing Gibbous

Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia. Three-day paddling trip from Suwannee Canal to Round Top to Floyd's Island.

• Suwannee Canal between mile markers 2 and 4; N30.74789° W82.19540°
• Cloudy with occasional light rain, high near 75, low around 63.
• Sunrise 6:43 am; sunset 6:32 pm
• Day length: 11 hours, 48 minutes (+1m 52s)
• First quarter moon

See and learn more about the incredible Okefenokee Swamp at www.okefenokee.photography
Help protect the Okefenokee at https://protectokefenokee.org/

Phinizy Swamp Nature Park, Richmond County, Georgia.

• Mostly sunny, high near 92.
• Sunrise 7:05 AM; Sunset 7:46 PM
• Daylight hours: 12 hrs, 41 min (-2m)
• New Moon
• Journal: http://williamwisephoto.com/photographyblog/labor-day-at-phinizy-swamp-georgia

©www.williamwisephoto.com Phinizy Swamp Nature Park, Richmond County, Georgia.

• Mostly sunny, high near 92.
• Sunrise 7:05 AM; Sunset 7:46 PM
• Daylight hours: 12 hrs, 41 min (-2m)
• New Moon
• Journal: http://williamwisephoto.com/photographyblog/labor-day-at-phinizy-swamp-georgia

Walton County, Georgia

• Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 97.
• Sunrise 6:28 am; sunset 8:47 pm
• Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 19 minutes (-40s)
• Moon: 48.5%, Waning
• Journal: http://williamwisephoto.com/photographyblog/golden

©www.williamwisephoto.com
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia. Chesser Island Boardwalk Trail; Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia. March 6, 2021.

• Cloudy, showers, high near 59F.
• Sunrise 6:50 AM, Sunset 6:31 PM
• Day length 11 hours, 42 min (+1m 52s)
• Moon 43% Waning Crescent
• www.okefenokee.photography

Donnelley Wildlife Management Area; Colleton, South Carolina, USA.

• Sun and clouds with afternoon thunderstorms. High of 86 F.
• Sunrise 6:15 AM, Sunset 8:27 PM
• Day length: 14 hours, 12 minutes (+40s)
• Moon 19% Waning Crescent
• Journal: http://williamwisephoto.com/photographyblog/alligators-of-donnelley-wildlife-management-area-south-carolina

©www.williamwisephoto.com Pulled out of a kitchen on an animal control call in Walton County, Georgia.

• Overcast 81°F
• Sunrise 6:24 am; Sunset 8:41 pm
• Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 17 minutes (+48s)
• Moon: 33.9% Waning Crescent

©williamwisephoto.com Phinizy Swamp Nature Park and Center for Water Sciences; Richmond County, Augusta, Georgia.

• Sunny, high 84 F
• Sunrise 6:40 AM; Sunset 8:10 PM
• Day length 13 hours, 29 minutes (+1min 46sec)
• Journal: http://williamwisephoto.com/photographyblog/phinizy-swamp-nature-park-georgia-wildlife-and-reptiles

Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia; Middle Fork Suwannee River between the Big Water canoe shelter and mile marker 24.

• Sunny, with a high near 72, with a low around 48. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
• Sunrise: 6:51 am; Sunset: 6:31 pm
• Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 40 minutes (+1m 52s)
• Moon: 56.3% Third Quarter
• www.okefenokee.photography

Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia. Big Water (red trail) between mile markers 22 and the Big Water overnight shelter.

• N30.92972° W82.27821°
• Sunny, with a high near 73. Light northwest wind.
• Sunrise: 6:52 AM; Sunset: 6:30 PM
• Daylight hours: 11 hours, 38 minutes (+1m 52s)
• Moon: 67% Waning Gibbous
• www.okefenokee.photography

Long, wet rainy day of birding at Stephen C Foster State Park; Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia.

• Cloudy with rain showers all day. High near 62, low around 52.
• Sunrise 7:26 am; Sunset 5:56 pm
• Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 30 minutes (+1m 15s)
• Moon: 68.1% Waxing Gibbous
• www.okefenokee.photography

Long, wet rainy day of birding at Stephen C Foster State Park; Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia.

• Cloudy with rain showers all day. High near 62, low around 52.
• Sunrise 7:26 am; Sunset 5:56 pm
• Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 30 minutes (+1m 15s)
• Moon: 68.1% Waxing Gibbous
• www.okefenokee.photography

Although a bit gruesome looking at first glance, I found this shot quite humorous. This preening House Finch looks like he had his head taken off, complete with gorey blood stain and all! But "thankfully, no animals were injured in the filming of this observation." lol

Wednesday, January 20, 2021. Walton County, Georgia.

• Sunny and breezy, 45°F; high near 54, low around 38.
• Sunrise 7:38 am; Sunset 5:54 pm
• Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 16 minutes (+1m 20s)
• Moon: 47.4%First Quarter

William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the beauty, design and wonder of God’s creation. -- "What a wildly wonderful world, God! You made it all, with Wisdom at Your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations." Psalms 104 The Message

December 2017; Clarke County, Georgia. (AMCR confirmed by caw.)

• Sunny, high 52°, low 29°
• Sunrise 7:38 AM, sunset 5:34 PM
• Day length: 9 hours, 55 minutes
• Journal: http://williamwisephoto.com/photographyblog/christmas-bird-count-blog
  

~ William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the beauty, design and wonder of God’s creation. -- "What a wildly wonderful world, God! You made it all, with Wisdom at Your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations." Psalms 104 The Message

Paddling up the Middle Fork Suwannee River (red trail); Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia.

• Sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 5:27 PM
• Day length: 10 hours 20 minutes (-1 hr 8 min)
• Temperature - high 84; low 65
• Journal entry: http://williamwisephoto.com/photographyblog/paddling-the-okefenokee-red-trail

~ Want to make a virtual exploration of the Okefenokee Swamp? Every few days receive a blog featuring nature journals, articles, book excerpts and natural history of the alligators, reptiles, birds, insects, flora and other fauna of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. Subscribe at https://okefenokee.photography/. You can also join the Okefenokee Photography Project here on iNaturalist to add your own Okefenokee observations. Thanks! William

Friends took us for an afternoon visit to Greenfield Lake in Wilmington. The park had some surprisingly nice scenery and wildlife for a small, 190-acre municipal park surrounded by development and neighborhoods. http://williamwisephoto.com/photographyblog/alligators-birding-greenfield-lake-nc

That's me (not a sasquatch) on an alligator capture-tag-release program on Bear Island WMA, SC in the spring/summer of 1996. I loved gators before this day, but was totally hooked after holding my first juvenile and feeling the growl of an adult as I sat on her to be tagged (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/18369794). That weekend started my alligator addiction. See the online journal at www.williamwisephoto.com.

Turkey Vulture, Cathartes aura, perched on dead tree in blue sky morning sunrise. Nature hike along the Upland Pine Trail in the Stephen C Foster State Park. Okefenokee Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia, USA. Photographed May 3, 2020. Journal entry: http://williamwisephoto.com/photographyblog/okefenokee-vulture-graceful-genius

~ Want to explore the great Okefenokee Swamp? Join the Okefenokee Photography Project here on iNaturalist! and follow the Okefenokee Photography Blog at https://okefenokee.photography/. Thanks! William

Okefenokee Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia. March 11, 2020. Journal entry: http://williamwisephoto.com/photographyblog/okefenokee-alligator-armor

~ Want to explore the Okefenokee? Join the Okefenokee Photography Project here on iNaturalist! and follow the Okefenokee Photography Wordpress blog at https://okefenokee.photography/. Thanks! William

White-tailed Deer hiding in dense swamp thicket on Billy`s Island in the Okefenokee Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia. ©williamwisephoto.com

A morning at Sweetwater Wetlands Park in Tucson, Arizona.

• Sunny and hot, high near 105 degrees. SW wind 8-16 MPH
• Sunrise Today: 5:16 am; Sunset Today: 7:29 pm
• Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 13 minutes
• Journal entry: http://williamwisephoto.com/photographyblog/birding-sweetwater-wetlands-tucson-arizona-2018
  

~ William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the beauty, design and wonder of God’s creation. -- "What a wildly wonderful world, God! You made it all, with Wisdom at Your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations." Psalms 104 The Message

A morning at Sweetwater Wetlands Park in Tucson, Arizona.

• Sunny and hot, high near 105 degrees. SW wind 8-16 MPH
• Sunrise Today: 5:16 am; Sunset Today: 7:29 pm
• Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 13 minutes
• Journal entry: http://williamwisephoto.com/photographyblog/birding-sweetwater-wetlands-tucson-arizona-2018
  

~ William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the beauty, design and wonder of God’s creation. -- "What a wildly wonderful world, God! You made it all, with Wisdom at Your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations." Psalms 104 The Message

A morning at Sweetwater Wetlands Park in Tucson, Arizona.

• Sunny and hot, high near 105 degrees. SW wind 8-16 MPH
• Sunrise Today: 5:16 am; Sunset Today: 7:29 pm
• Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 13 minutes
• Journal entry: http://williamwisephoto.com/photographyblog/birding-sweetwater-wetlands-tucson-arizona-2018
  

~ William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the beauty, design and wonder of God’s creation. -- "What a wildly wonderful world, God! You made it all, with Wisdom at Your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations." Psalms 104 The Message

A morning at Sweetwater Wetlands Park in Tucson, Arizona.

• Sunny and hot, high near 105 degrees. SW wind 8-16 MPH
• Sunrise Today: 5:16 am; Sunset Today: 7:29 pm
• Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 13 minutes
• Journal entry: http://williamwisephoto.com/photographyblog/birding-sweetwater-wetlands-tucson-arizona-2018
  

~ William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the beauty, design and wonder of God’s creation. -- "What a wildly wonderful world, God! You made it all, with Wisdom at Your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations." Psalms 104 The Message

Birding Photo Journal: http://williamwisephoto.com/photographyblog/pine-warbler-photo-blog

• Walton County, Georgia
• Sunny, with a high near 89. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
• Sunrise 6:22, sunset 8:42 pm
• Day length: 14 hours, 20 minutes
• Moon: waning crescent, 41% illumination

~William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the beauty, design and wonder of God’s creation. -- "What a wildly wonderful world, God! You made it all, with Wisdom at Your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations." Psalms 104 The Message

June 2017 nature photo journal: http://williamwisephoto.com/photographyblog/brave-doe

• Clarke County, Georgia
• Overcast, 75°; High 86°; low 70°
• Sunrise 6:23 AM, Sunset 8:48 PM
• Day length 14 hours, 24 minutes

• New moon (0.8% illumination)
  ~ William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the beauty, design and wonder of God’s creation. -- "What a wildly wonderful world, God! You made it all, with Wisdom at Your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations." Psalms 104 The Message
  

March 2020 Okefenokee Journal: I had been hoping to get a decent Swallow-tailed Kite photograph, but thought I was leaving the Okefenokee Swamp disappointed, once again. We had even packed up camp, loaded the canoe, and were driving the long road out of the refuge when I spotted it! Not far from the boundary of the NWR soared a beautiful kite in the open, blue skies. http://williamwisephoto.com/photographyblog/swallow-tailed-kite-bird-soaring-okefenokee-swamp

~ Do you love the Okefenokee? Join the iNat Okefenokee Photography Project and follow the Okefenokee Photography Wordpress blog at https://okefenokee.photography/. If you have an Okefenokee blog post or journal, message me the URL through my iNat profile page and I’ll post it in this project. Thanks for contributing and for be a lover of this great piece of earth, the Okefenokee Swamp! William

Short morning birding walk.

• Walton County, Georgia
• Partly sunny, with a high near 83.
• Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 57 minutes (+1m 28s)
• Moon: 40.4% Waning Crescent

~ William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the beauty, design and wonder of God’s creation. -- "What a wildly wonderful world, God! You made it all, with Wisdom at Your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations." Psalms 104 The Message

This fiesty young ratsnake was taken out of a garage in Walton County, Georgia on an animal control call. Watch the video blooper at http://williamwisephoto.com/photographyblog/ratsnake-coiled-georgia as he strikes at my face and hits my nose! Doh!

William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the beauty, design and wonder of God’s creation. -- "What a wildly wonderful world, God! You made it all, with Wisdom at Your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations." Psalms 104 The Message

We slowly rowed into their midst and they surprisingly sat quite still. What a feeling to be surrounded left and right by these young gators. There was no way to capture the feeling and scene on camera, nor even on film! SEE VIDEO FOOTAGE AT http://williamwisephoto.com/photographyblog/okefenokee-swamp-juvenile-gator-pod

~ Do you love the Okefenokee? Join the Okefenokee Photography Project here on iNaturalist! and follow the Okefenokee Photography Wordpress blog at https://okefenokee.photography/. -- "What a wildly wonderful world, God! You made it all, with Wisdom at Your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations." Psalms 104 The Message

At the north end of Minnie’s Lake on the Middle Fork of the Suwanee River in the Okefenokee, we paddled into a cove of Spatterdock and downed cypress that held an inspiring spectacle: no less than six or seven young alligators congregated in a small area. The center of attention were... SEE VIDEO FOOTAGE AT http://williamwisephoto.com/photographyblog/okefenokee-swamp-juvenile-gator-pod

~ Do you love the Okefenokee? Join the Okefenokee Photography Project here on iNaturalist! and follow the Okefenokee Photography Wordpress blog at https://okefenokee.photography/. -- "What a wildly wonderful world, God! You made it all, with Wisdom at Your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations." Psalms 104 The Message

March 2020 Okefenokee Swamp photo journal. "This year's trip was special. My daughter brought along a friend this time... her first trip to the swamp; her first time being face-to-face with an alligator. We pushed off from the Stephen C Foster State Park boat dock for an hour paddle around Billy’s Lake. Thankfully, the gators did not disappoint..."
http://williamwisephoto.com/photographyblog/okefenokee-friends

~ Do you love the Okefenokee? Join the iNat Okefenokee Photography Project and follow the Okefenokee Photography Wordpress blog at https://okefenokee.photography/. If you have an Okefenokee blog post or journal, message me the URL through my iNat profile page and I’ll post it in the project. William

2020 Okefenokee Swamp Journal - young American Alligator on Minnie's Lake; Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia.

~Do you love the Okefenokee? Join the iNat Okefenokee Photography Project and follow the Okefenokee Photography Wordpress blog at https://okefenokee.photography/. If you have an Okefenokee blog post or journal, message me the URL through my iNat profile page and I’ll post it in this project. Thanks for contributing and for be a lover of this great piece of earth, the Okefenokee Swamp! William