Signs of Spring?

[pesky1972 5,926]

Found half a dozen frogs or maybe toads squashed flat in a car park earlier…, couldn’t tell which they were so pancaked. I guess on the move now from hibernating to spawning ponds. Thought it strange they’d all perish in a quiet car park, and wonder if maybe the crows have done them in but only eaten part of the carcass.., especially if they are toads?

[Greyman 33,846]

Have seen my first bats this week a toad squashed on the road and the swans are now sitting on a nest the water is also drying up on the fields at pace indicating the flora is waking up for a drink

[Franks dad 3,269]

Heard a cuckoo this week , buzzards and red kites are presumably nesting up ,only seeing the males out hunting ,they were out in pairs up till this week .seen the buzzard hunting through the woodland floor for squirrels today, they were shouting out  ,but he saw me and the dog before I could get the phone out for a pic .double figures of quite large young rabbits in a few fields by the farmhouse will have to catch the farmer out and about try and tap him up ( hopefully without his dog after mine was straining at the bit to eat it last time their paths crossed, he was good about it to be fair , i gave the dog a right bollocking and he was like it’s fine mate lol …. He’s dogs a right Cnut of a collie thing  size of a German shepherd and was off lead on the public footpath, he soon grabbed it when it got a bit brave for its boots though   ) . 

[Arry 26,798]

Hedge rows coming alive.

Dog rose bud burst.

Elder even has flowers coming.

Cheers Arry

[harryshounds 1,739]

[dytkos 18,337]

Mine are bigger !  Found today.

Cheers, D.

[Arry 26,798]

Celandines out in force on my bank.

Cheers Arry

[Greyman 33,846]

Bats buzzing round the van last night and a swan death match to sort out this morning lol the one with claret on his beak was the clear winner tother ones in a right state 

[Greyman 33,846]

Meanwhile arrived back last night and taking the dogs out for a toilet this morning the local swan has laid her first egg also saw my first wasp or bee nest active on Monday 

Edited Wednesday at 09:41 by Greyman

[mC HULL 18,256]

On 03/03/2026 at 09:34, Greyman said:

Bats buzzing round the van last night and a swan death match to sort out this morning lol the one with claret on his beak was the clear winner tother ones in a right state 

Dived in with his stick to part the swans classic 

[mackem 31,656]

Low of -28 a few days back but today is great weather,spring has sprung,been walking down the ice since just before first light,theres cracks appeared,e-bird reports the first turkey vulture has been sighted in Ottawa,and I saw a pair of bald eagles earlier,spring is in the air.

[dytkos 18,337]

16° yesterday out with the hounds, few bees and butterflies about.

Cheers, D.

[tatsblisters 11,412]

The old saying about March it comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb just hope it's not the other way around this year and it stops like this the rest of the month. 

[Greyman 33,846]

The same Field a couple of weeks apart  

[eastcoast 4,834]