Spring Has Truly 'Sprung'

[RVTECH]

Went out to the woodshed for a wheelbarrow load of wood earlier and felt something 'irritating' on my face and as I got back to the front door I ran my hand across my face and felt a SPIDERWEB !

A sure sign of spring!

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[CountryGent]

I can't wait until some warmer weather.

 

[RVTECH]

Mid 50s & partly sunny predicted for Saturday for us !

 

[Cogs]

Yeah, noticed a Yellow Jacket or two in a couple HVAC machines on roofs in the Portland Metro area recently. Funny how there's always one or two who hang on all winter just to start a new hatch for the spring. Soon, there'll be a whole new nest to deal with!

Actually, Yellow Jackets don't give a rip about you messing near their domain (as long as you're not destroying their nest). They just fly around close to your face and act like they care, but in reality, they don't attack. Kind of mellow fellows. Whimps! I shoot them down with a focused shot of Bee spray. I'm a pretty good shot with a can of 'Whoop bubblegum'!

 

[L84Cabo]

Kill...WITH FIRE!

 

[terdog]

I trimmed some shrubs back as they are turnin green and budding. Feels good.
But, I doubt that it will last.
Then again, maybe things can thaw out for some time in the woods on the KTM...

 

[terdog]

Yeah, noticed a Yellow Jacket or two in a couple HVAC machines

Reminds me of opening the hood on a propane tank and finding a big 'ol nest.

 

[Crazyeye24]

Nah man, it's just a teaser....

 

[nammac]

There'll still be more freezing temperatures to come. But just two weeks from Saturday we'll be setting the clocks ahead an hour

 

[P7M13]

There was a heavy frost last night.

 

[Provincial]

It's not officially spring until the buzzards return!

 

[Norwestr55]

It's not officially spring until the buzzards return!

I think they were back on the 3rd.

 

[HB of CJ]

Birds are out chirping for a free diner. Too early? Dunno.

 

[rwadeg311]

Yeah, noticed a Yellow Jacket or two in a couple HVAC machines on roofs in the Portland Metro area recently. Funny how there's always one or two who hang on all winter just to start a new hatch for the spring. Soon, there'll be a whole new nest to deal with!

Actually, Yellow Jackets don't give a rip about you messing near their domain (as long as you're not destroying their nest). They just fly around close to your face and act like they care, but in reality, they don't attack. Kind of mellow fellows. Whimps! I shoot them down with a focused shot of Bee spray. I'm a pretty good shot with a can of 'Whoop bubblegum'!

We must have a different kind around Eugene.
Those suckers sting every chance they get!

 

[FullMetalJerk]

We have bumble bees here right now. Not to be confused with yellow jackets (aka meat bees), they don't sting, they bite. They love meat and will land on you and start chewin. Horrible creatures.

 

[rwadeg311]

We have bumble bees here right now. Not to be confused with yellow jackets (aka meat bees), they don't sting, they bite. They love meat and will land on you and start chewin. Horrible creatures.

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I've always thought bumblebees where the big fat black and yellow B52s of the bee world.
Those definitely look like yellow jackets.
I don't know if yellow jackets bite or sting, but you for sure feel it.
Yellow jackets (as I know them to be called) can really ruin a bbq, because they are carnivores.

 

[CoastRange57]

I think they were back on the 3rd.

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That to me looks like a gathering of laughing hyenas. Circling around, knashing their teeth, and planning on how they can pack up and get more tax money from the people and leave them bleeding.

Buzzards serve a purpose, they glean rotting carcasses clean in a matter of hours. The above hyenas merely attack and then run away when even mildly challenged.

 

[FullMetalJerk]

I've always thought bumblebees where the big fat black and yellow B52s of the bee world.
Those definitely look like yellow jackets.
I don't know if yellow jackets bite or sting, but you for sure feel it.
Yellow jackets (as I know them to be called) can really ruin a bbq, because they are carnivores.

They'll ruin hunts too from what I've heard.