Dorset Badger Watching

NicolaB · #1 (**permalink**) 19-05-2009, 02:11 PM

Hi guys,

I'm thinking of visiting this place during my week long holiday in a couple of weeks, and was wondering if anyone else on here had been there and what it was like?

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I'm hoping to get some nice badger photos, so was wondering about the photography possibilities too.

Thanks all

alisonclair · #2 (**permalink**) 20-05-2009, 06:37 PM

In my experience, badgers will hear the camera shutter and run a mile. Which is why we just take a camcorder now.

NicolaB · #3 (**permalink**) 20-05-2009, 07:10 PM

Thanks for the tip

I'm not sure if I'll be shooting through a glass window or not yet, in which case shutter noise shouldn't be a problem, but i'll ring up the centre to check as the last thing I want to do is stop them coming there. They actually recommended bringing a camera, so i've got no idea how used to humans these badgers are!

deer boy · #4 (**permalink**) 22-05-2009, 08:07 PM

If it's the same one i think it is then it's great for photography, i know someone thats been there before & got excellent pics

NicolaB · #5 (**permalink**) 15-06-2009, 04:20 PM

It was brilliant!!

The badgers weren't at all fazed by me taking photos, as we were in a hide with a perspex window, and they were obviously totally used to hide noise.

Can definitely recommend it for anyone who wants photos of badgers in good light, the window wasn't too much of a problem as I stuck the lens right up against it. We also saw rabbits, serotine bats, and a huge number of ghost moths!

Here's some badger pics from the evening

deer boy · #6 (**permalink**) 17-06-2009, 04:56 PM

Super pics Nicola love the second shot with the sunlight on the badger, glad you enjoyed it

RogerTheCat · #7 (**permalink**) 18-06-2009, 01:13 PM

Thanks for the recommendation. I am on holiday in a few weeks and was considering visiting now it is a definate

AndyB Dorset · #8 (**permalink**) 28-06-2009, 01:22 AM

Bit late for your hols but I have been and had a great night. There were three of us and we got there an hour early. The owners spotted us and as we were the only ones that night we were taken straight up to the hide at just after 7-00. By 7-15 four badgers were out and about and not fussed by camera noise. We left just before midnight as by then all the badgers seemed to have gone off feeding in the surrounding area.

AndyB

PS If you went did you see some?

AndyB Dorset · #9 (**permalink**) 28-06-2009, 01:23 AM

Hi just looked further down and saw your pics and report.

AndyB

stickypudding · #10 (**permalink**) 03-07-2009, 02:40 PM

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