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Phinizy Swamp Nature Park; Richmond County, Georgia. March 29, 2024.

• Sunny, with a high near 75
• Sunrise 7:18 AM; Sunset 7:46 PM
• Daylight hours: 12 hours, 28 minutes (+2m 4s)
• Moon 82% Waxing Gibbous
• eBird checklist: S167504447

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

• Purple canoe trail through Chase Prairie to Round Top; N30.79900° W82.22380°

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

Unicoi State Park, White County, Georgia.

• Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
• Sunrise 7:38 am; Sunset 7:03 pm
• Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 25 minutes (-2m 6s)
• Moon: 44.8% First Quarter
• Journal: http://williamwisephoto.com/photographyblog/unicoi-state-park-georgia-birding

Athens-Clarke County, Georgia

• Sunny, with a high near 84. East wind around 5 mph.
• Sunrise 6:29 am, sunset 8:47 pm
• Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 18 minutes (-45s)
• Moon: 25.2%, Waning crescent
• Ebird checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S47073598
• Journal: http://williamwisephoto.com/photographyblog/hawks_and_hummingbirds_blog

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/birding-photography-at-donnelley-wma-south-carolina

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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

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-birding

~ 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

I snuck the lens of my 600mm through a crack in the door and watched. It was amazing to see the shift in color on his throat depending upon how he turned his head. One second a dark, drab, then the next a brilliant ruby red! http://williamwisephoto.com/photographyblog/iridescent-gorget-male-ruby-throated-hummingbird

• Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
• Mostly cloudy, high 86°, low 70°
• Sunrise 6:46 AM, Sunset 8:32 PM
• Day length 13 hours, 45 minutes
  

~ 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

July 27, 2017 - Each time a neared a group of small pines, this White Eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) would alight nearby, flitting around and emit a buzz-like chirping, obviously directed at me.

• Walton County, Georgia
• Sunny, high 91°; heat index 98°
• Sunrise 6:31 AM; Sunset 8:47 PM
• Day length: 13 hours, 56 minutes

~ 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

Clarke County, Georgia - July 1, 2017

• Partly sunny with high near 88°. Heat index values as high as 97°. 40% chance of afternoon thunderstorms
• Sunrise 6:26 AM, Sunset 8:48
• ​Day length: 14 hours 22 minutes
• Moon 55% waxing Gibbous
• Journal entry: http://williamwisephoto.com/photographyblog/saturday-morning-walk-black-vulture

~ 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

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