Summer visitor
A young alligator takes a dip in the run-off creek in front of the 307th Bomb Wing Headquarters building at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., June 10, 2011. Around this time almost every year, a young alligator appears in the same location for the summer. Numerous species of animals, birds and reptiles make their homes here. Barksdale Airmen take pride in maintaining a base that is animal friendly. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeff Walston)