Spring can be seen everywhere – from snowdrops dotting the forest floor to jelly-like frogspawn in your local pond, and even trees like alders (with their long male catkins) sending up signs that it is time for new growth and blooming buds to appear as classic indicators of change. Keep an eye on the skies…
Once again after an especially harsh winter it’s incredible to witness the first signs of spring: snowdrops blooming (this year they could even be found blooming as early as January!), migrants like warblers and woodcocks arriving, etc. From March through April you can hear birds begin singing again in their dawn chorus. Bumblebees buzz about…
Rocket Lab will launch their Venus Life Finder probe aboard their Electron rocket. Their multipurpose spacecraft will be smaller and less expensive than NASA’s current Venus probes. VERITAS will be the first medium-class mission since Magellan in the 1990s to explore Venus. It will produce exquisite maps of this distant world. Sputnik 7 The spacecraft’s…
Southeast and Mid-Atlantic residents have seen early blooming daffodils and forsythia blooming unseasonably early this spring. Frogs have begun singing, while new grass has sprouted. Now is the time to shake off that winter blues and begin looking for signs that spring is around the corner! Below are a few early indicators and tick them…
Exploring the first signs of spring can be an exciting activity that helps children connect with nature. Additionally, it may inspire outdoor adventures like bluebell walks or wildflower hunts! Watch for daffodils and primrose blooming across woodlands, parks and roadside verges beginning early March; or listen out for drumming woodpeckers as they mark their territories…
Spring marks a season of renewal and fresh starts. Nature wakes up, flowers blossom and animals return. Even though its exact timing varies by area, there are certain telltale signs that Spring has finally arrived. We enlisted local experts’ help in creating this list of 10 indicators to look out for as spring progresses. 1….
