Gators So Numerous...

Okefenokee Photography by William Wise. A nature photo journal exploration of Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp, the Land of Trembling Earth, one of the largest blackwater swamps in North America. The alligators, birds, snakes and wildlife of Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge and Stephen C Foster State Park. -- "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

On our four day paddling trek in the Okefenokee Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, the gator were so numerous and photographs so plenteous that they could hardly all fit on my main Okefenokee Journal page. 

Large bull gator, teeth, American Alligator and lily pads, Billys Lake, Okefenokee Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Stephen C Foster State Park, Georgia

American Alligator squinting half submerged, Okefenokee Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Stephen C Foster State Park, Georgia

American Alligator basking on floating peat mat hammock, Okefenokee Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Stephen C Foster State Park, Georgia

Large American Alligator, Alligator mississippiensis, on floating Spatterdock peat bed, Okefenokee Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Stephen C Foster Georgia State Park

Large American Alligator, Alligator mississippiensis, on floating Spatterdock peat bed, Okefenokee Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Stephen C Foster Georgia State Park

Big Male American Alligator, Alligator mississippiensis, basking on log, Maidencane background, Okefenokee Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Stephen C Foster Georgia State Park

Same individual as the gator above. Big Male American Alligator, Alligator mississippiensis, basking on log, Maidencane background, Okefenokee Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Stephen C Foster Georgia State Park

Young American Alligator, Alligator mississippiensis, basking on Spatterdock peat bed, Maidencane background, Okefenokee Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Stephen C Foster Georgia State Park

American Alligator sunning on log among Spatterdock lily pads, Canoe Kayak Trail in Okefenokee Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Stephen C Foster Georgia State Park

Large American Alligator sunning on a log in the Okefenokee Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia.

American Alligator peering out from Spatterdock lily pads, Canoe Kayak Trail in Okefenokee Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Stephen C Foster Georgia State Park

Big gators basking in sun on Spatterdock Lily Pads, Cypress Tree Knees, Minnies Lake, Okefenokee canoe kayak trail, Okefenokee NWR, Stephen C. Foster State Park, Georgia

Young American Alligator basking in sun, Spatterdock Lily pads, Swamp plants, Okefenokee canoe kayak trail, Okefenokee NWR, Stephen C. Foster State Park, Georgia

American Alligator sunning on Spatterdock Lily pads, Okefenokee NWR, Stephen C. Foster State Park, Georgia

Young alligator laying on log in swamp, Okefenokee Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Stephen C Foster State Park, Georgia

Large American Alligator with open mouth showing teeth, Okefenokee Swamp National Wildlife Refuge

American Alligator, Alligator mississippiensis, basking on log in spatterdock lily pads yellow flower, Okefenokee Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Stephen C Foster Georgia State Park

Large American Alligator, Okefenokee Swamp National Wildlife Refuge

Large gator sunning on black tannin water, Spatterdock lily pads, Canoe Kayak Trail in Okefenokee Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Stephen C Foster Georgia State Park

Gator swamp swimming, Spatterdock lily pads, Canoe Kayak Trail in Okefenokee Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Stephen C Foster Georgia State Park