According to my fish, Spring has arrived!

[bagsmom]

We were sitting by the pond yesterday late afternoon. Up till now, they have mostly been hanging out around the bottom. Last night, they were not only coming up close to the edge to visit, they were also chasing each other like crazy!!!! It's the time of year the poor females must hate. But it is fun to see the signs of Spring!

Another exciting moment -- as I approached the edge with my lawn chair, I saw a small FROG dive down to hide at the bottom!!!!!

I love my little ecosystem!!!!

 

[gliebig]

Spotted mine up at the surface yesterday!

 

[Lisak1]

Oh you southerners... always gotta be first out of the gate!

Today is Meteorological Spring, so we northerners will make it eventually!

 

[poconojoe]

We're still covered with snow here in Pennsylvania. I have my Hopes up due to a couple of days in the low 40's F. But after that, it's a high of 18F.

 

[BKHpondcritters]

Here too! The fish have been swimming around & enjoying the fact that the pond water temp got up to 50 degrees yesterday! Wood frogs are still spawning, heard the first toads show up last night & even had one green frog sitting out enjoying the nice afternoon yesterday.

 

[bagsmom]

Oh you southerners... always gotta be first out of the gate!

Today is Meteorological Spring, so we northerners will make it eventually!

It's a double-edged sword down here. Spring often tries to come really early. There is new growth on all the plants - buds of flowers and leaves everywhere! But just as often, we will get a heavy frost or hard freeze before Spring is here to stay. Then all the new, lovely little buds go kaput! (This year, though, it feels like "real" Spring.)

The southerners will be jealous of the northerners and their cooler temps, once Summer is here!

 

[Mmathis]

Our snow melted, and 3 days later it was 70+ degrees out! Honey bees were swarming the oranges I have out for a couple of Orioles.

I noticed several fry (fingerlings) swimming around. I figure they are left-overs from last year, but too small to be seen at the time. I can’t wait for the frogs and toads! We watched an egret “hunting” on our little neighborhood lake yesterday.

 

[JamieB]

With our weird weather, I don’t trust that spring is here. I haven’t seen frogs or toads, but I have seen bugs, midges, some beetles, and I saw a worm yesterday!

 

[addy1]

Dandelions starting to bloom! Yeah!

 

[j.w]

@addy1 only people w/bees and those who have been taught about them will understand the huge love and need for Dandelions

 

[j.w]

Signs of Spring are so here and even the little masked octopus by the pond is happy!

 

[snoozer]

We tapped the maple trees this weekend and I have an opening in the ice big enough to look through to the bottom of the pond. That counts as spring for me.

 

[addy1]

@addy1 only people w/bees and those who have been taught about them will understand the huge love and need for Dandelions

It is one of their good sources of pollen and nectar after coming out of winter.

 

[Mmathis]

It is one of their good sources of pollen and nectar after coming out of winter.

We have been keeping oranges out for a couple of Orioles visiting the past month. As soon as our week-long snow melted, and the temps were in the 60’s, I was noticing the Orioles were acting odd around the oranges. When I checked, I found that some bees had also discovered the oranges and were swarming all over them! I left everyone alone (birds and bees), and just put out more oranges. The bee activity has waned, but I felt lucky that they found my backyard since the snow and ice have left a lot of our local flora struggling right now. This “guy“ was the only bee-visitor when I checked yesterday, but she (?) was happily lapping away!

 

[addy1]

This “guy“ was the only bee-visitor when I checked yesterday, but she (?) was happily lapping away!

The only bees that gather food are she's the guy's do nothing but make queen bee full of baby making stuff. They do not gather food, they do not even feed themselves, the nurse bees feed them.
They pay the price, fertilize the queen and die, if live through the summer, get drug out of the hive to die in the fall.