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Feynman’s swan

In the lower-right-hand corner of this photo, a swan floats on a misty dull blue gray body of water.

Early in the morning on May 15, 2021, a swan takes in a foggy morning on the Main Ring Lake.

Spring at Fermilab

A creek with clouds reflected in it divides banks covered in trees with yellow-green leaves. Blue skies with white clouds above, grasses in the creek itself.

In May 2021, things are coming up green (and cute) on the Fermilab campus.

Siblings

On July 15, 2020, two osprey chicks peer out onto the Fermilab campus from their nest.

Summer nostalgia

A tall plant with an open habit and white-ish egg-shaped thistles in front of a field of green.

On July 21, 2000, rattlesnake master shows off on the Fermilab prairie.

Moved to Chicagoland for the winters

On Jan. 4, 2021, a bald eagle perches on a snowy branch on the Fermilab campus.

Turtles at Main Injector

A wetland with grasses and brush surrounding it. A large and long pipe protrudes into the far end of the water. Two turtles balance on the pipe side by side, one farther apart.

On May 24, 2021, three turtles sun on the Fermilab campus.

Inside-out or outside-in?

In the foreground, a speckled white and dark brown or black bird of prey staring directly into the camera on a ledge. In the background, water, a woodlands, a field of grass, another woodlands and blue skies. In the distance, buildings.

In April 2021, this hawk, perched on a ledge on the 14th floor of Wilson Hall, stared at the Al Dyer, the photographer, on the other side of the window.

Prairie burn

This picture of a prairie burn was captured a few years ago.

A cuddly baby bison

A roan baby bison stands perpendicular under the neck of a large brown bison, who faces the camera almost directly. The baby is snuggling. In the midground, a wooden fence. The photo is soaked in golden light.

On May 1, 2021, Fermilab’s first baby bison of the year is spotted cuddling with its mom on a windy day.

Anachronistic plants: escaping extinction

From National Geographic (Spain), April 29, 2021: Fermilab houses some of the last remnants of small populations of historical plants as told by Fermilab ecologist, Walter Levernier.