Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wildlife behavior, such as birds singing, frogs calling, and insects emerging, provides clearer signals of spring than the ...

The Outside Story shows how wildlife learns when spring has arrived due to the days lengthening with the season.

Despite lingering winter weather, lengthening days are triggering early signs of spring in nature. Phenology is the science of how natural cycles, like animal breeding and plant growth, respond to ...

Amazing things happen in nature as spring begins. The weather changes, plants and trees begin to flourish, and animals start ...

Hannah Swope Wildlife/Forestry Specialist, Washington Soil and Water Conservation District While many people think of spring as starting in late March, Ohio’s wildlife season actually begins weeks ...

Spring shedding explained.

Each February, crowds gather at Gobbler’s Knob in Pennsylvania to watch Punxsutawney Phil predict the weather. In 2026, the famous groundhog saw his shadow, which tradition says means six more weeks ...