As a kid, and now again as a retired adult, I find myself relating to Mother Nature's clock more than the human calendar. (I threw my watch away - literally - the day I retired and haven't worn one since - don't miss it a bit LOL!)
The warm weather "seasons" relate to when the snow melted and and everything comes back to life again. The migratory birds have their own obvious schedule, other things less so.
As a "hunter-gatherer" sort of guy I watched the signs to determine when to forage wild garlic, morel mushrooms, wild asparagus, and other stuff over the growing season. The blooming dandelions are a sure sign that the walleye were are running in the local river. Here, a new species of dragonfly emerges every couple of weeks and plants go through their blooming periods; it's like the ticking of a biological clock marking events that I'm watching for.
Turtle Day is the day that the pond has warmed up enough that the turtles come out of hibernation. To me, it's nature's official announcement that it is the end of winter and the start of the busy season. The snow-blower is put away and the batteries are installed in the boat. I'm looking forward to six to eight weeks of reasonable temperatures ideal for fishing, shooting and enjoying the outdoors before the bugs and heat of summer arrives.
I'm curious about different parts of the world, maybe you can share. I'm in central Ontario, Canada. Where do you live and are there any biological events do you take note of?
So, Happy Turtle Day to all!
Cheers!
Turtles are spooky, a few moments ago I counted over 50 sunning on the logs, there's still about 20 in the picture if you look closely.
I'm being watched closely by these Painted Turtles... they were gone three seconds later. They get fairly tolerant (tame?) of me and after a couple of days and just watch me pass by without spooking.
There's also a few Mud Turtles and a good population of Snapping Turtles in this 50+ acre, spring fed beaver pond.
The warm weather "seasons" relate to when the snow melted and and everything comes back to life again. The migratory birds have their own obvious schedule, other things less so.
As a "hunter-gatherer" sort of guy I watched the signs to determine when to forage wild garlic, morel mushrooms, wild asparagus, and other stuff over the growing season. The blooming dandelions are a sure sign that the walleye were are running in the local river. Here, a new species of dragonfly emerges every couple of weeks and plants go through their blooming periods; it's like the ticking of a biological clock marking events that I'm watching for.
Turtle Day is the day that the pond has warmed up enough that the turtles come out of hibernation. To me, it's nature's official announcement that it is the end of winter and the start of the busy season. The snow-blower is put away and the batteries are installed in the boat. I'm looking forward to six to eight weeks of reasonable temperatures ideal for fishing, shooting and enjoying the outdoors before the bugs and heat of summer arrives.
I'm curious about different parts of the world, maybe you can share. I'm in central Ontario, Canada. Where do you live and are there any biological events do you take note of?
So, Happy Turtle Day to all!
Cheers!
Turtles are spooky, a few moments ago I counted over 50 sunning on the logs, there's still about 20 in the picture if you look closely.
I'm being watched closely by these Painted Turtles... they were gone three seconds later. They get fairly tolerant (tame?) of me and after a couple of days and just watch me pass by without spooking.
There's also a few Mud Turtles and a good population of Snapping Turtles in this 50+ acre, spring fed beaver pond.
