An extremely docile newly morphed toad baby hops around in the photographer’s hand.
Drew Schmitt
Canada geese squat in front of Wilson Hall.
The Indian Creek Woods marsh is teeming with amphibious pond life. Shown in a single handful is a plains leopard frog, adolescent tadpole and two freshwater snails.
Purple crown vetch (Securigera varia) flower blossoms grow on the far end of Kidney Pond in June.
Canada geese huddle together this foggy morning at the reflection pond.
A monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) flutters through the flowers on a warm summer Monday morning.
A family of Canada geese and goslings wake early on a cool spring morning.
Many wild prairie flowers are presenting their beautiful colors now.
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