On Monday, May 6, the photographer saw a bald eagle on a tree near Swenson Road, not far from the DZero building.
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Katee Peters photographed American white pelicans at lunchtime Friday, April 12, hanging out at the lake by the Anderson Barn. You can identify them by their black-edged white wings that and 9-foot wingspan.
Pelicans and hawks have been sighted.
This sleepy owl enjoys its nap no matter HOO’s around.
Sandhill cranes outside Site 40 show off.
A digger crayfish is as surprised as the walker was to see it on the road.
A raptor flies by Wilson Hall on a cloudy Saturday.
This monarch chrysalis was spotted last year in the Fermilab Garden area.
The pelicans return to Fermilab on their annual stop before heading north, according to the Forest Preserve District, where the American white pelicans have been seen on Nelson Lake Marsh at the Dick Young Forest Preserve. These pelicans seems to enjoy the Lake Law area best, and we enjoy having them stop in.
Even though many of us consider seeing robins as a sign of springtime, they are actually a year long resident in most of the country. Come on, springtime!