Spring?

[Eileen]

Hope this is the right forum for this! Just had to tell you all that when I was doing some clearing up in the garden this moring I was amazed to see just how many of my spring bulbs are already showing their faces. My daffs are 2-3 inches out of the ground and my snowdrops are going to be flowering around Christmas time at this rate.
As I live in Scotland this is amazing as our weather usually precludes this happening until at least February as a rule.
I just hope that with all this mild weather (we've had not a single flake of snow yet) that the birds don't start nesting too early.
Last year in a town near us a blackbird laid her eggs in February and the council rigged up special heat bulbs in the tree to try to ensure that the nestlings survived. All the residents made sure that there was food available for her, in the form of bowls of mealworms etc. The nestlings sadly, didn't make it as the weather in February was dreadful but it was nice to see the council, media and residents all pulling together to try to help the little family out.

Righ I'll stop wittering on now or Sue will be rapping my knuckles. LOL

Have a good day all.

Eileen.

[Eileen]

Thanks for moving my post for me.

Eileen.

[Tinkerbell]

I've just been reading your piece on the emergence of bulbs etc. Eileen - although we (in N Yorks) are also celebrating snowdrops etc. now, they are not as advanced as yours have been.

Hope your blackbirds fare better this year than last, if they nest early again.
Watching Bill Oddie last night he ended the programe by saying that not only does wildlife need people, but people need wildlife. Never a truer word spoken. I hope you are all spreading the word about Wild About Britain, and encouraging others to participate. Have a nice day.

[Turtletagger]

Over twelve months ago and the same thing happened this year. Ive had a tulip in flower for over a week in the garden and all the other bulbs have buds on them