02/24/2026
Magic at Okefenokee Wildlife Refuge
My brother Caleb and I catch a glimpse of a bobcat crossing the boardwalk.
We ninja creep forward. Caleb touches my shoulder. In the brush. Breathtaking. Perfect camouflage.
Another cat spawns into frame! Surely a once-in-a-lifetime viewing…
�It was not.
�We return at dusk. Park totally empty. Half a mile up boardwalk, we sit. Within minutes, a cat saunters towards us. In a blink, a second cat levitates from the brush.
We bask in this surreal experience.
Behind us, another cat appears. We are smack dab between the parties. Solo cat turns back, pauses to call out. Eerie squalls pierce the stillness of the swamp.
The other pair is wary. One vanishes into the brush. The other gracefully passes within steps of us to join its friend.
They play, sunbathe, observe.
Confident and coy.
The cats calmly es**rt us back down the boardwalk and out of the park..
🍄 ❤️ ☮️