Badger pics from last night

FUDGEY · #1 (**permalink**) 22-05-2009, 05:55 AM

I am just new to badger watching and photography so i am no pro, but these are my best efforts yet.

Words · #2 (**permalink**) 22-05-2009, 06:27 AM

What a gorgeous set of photos. I love the amount of activity in them. It must have be great to see the badger close up.

Hedge Witch · #3 (**permalink**) 22-05-2009, 06:29 AM

Wow, that's great

Lovely set of shots.

Wild-Woman · #4 (**permalink**) 22-05-2009, 06:41 AM

A great sequence of this shy animal. Well done on such lovely shots.

FUDGEY · #5 (**permalink**) 22-05-2009, 06:45 AM

I am sure they know I am there now and they are really beginning to trust me. I read up that they can distinguish individual human scents and once they get to know yours and they realise its safe that they are not as timid. I have been watching this sett for about 3 weeks now and at first they were emerging at dusk. Gradually they have been coming out earlier and earlier and last night it was 3 hours before dusk. I am getting with in 3ft of them now, I wonder if I will ever manage to feed them by hand? I hope so they are fabulous creatures. Thanks for the kind comments.

FUDGEY · #6 (**permalink**) 22-05-2009, 07:03 AM

Here is the little Roe Deer fawn I had to rescue on the way back from the Badgers last night, just took one quick snap. How gorgeous is that?

Hedge Witch · #7 (**permalink**) 22-05-2009, 08:24 AM

Ahhhh, it is so cute

I hope he/she makes it

deer boy · #8 (**permalink**) 22-05-2009, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by FUDGEY

I wonder if I will ever manage to feed them by hand?

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Originally Posted by FUDGEY

Here is the little Roe Deer fawn I had to rescue on the way back from the Badgers last night

Great pics FUDGEY

Can i ask why you had to rescue the deer?????

And i strongly recommend you don't hand feed the badgers, i hope you don't think i'm been all bossy but they are wild animals, & for both yours & there safety i think you should just enjoy them at a distance

Badger Watching Man · #9 (**permalink**) 22-05-2009, 10:44 PM

Great pictures indeed! Well done!

I hate to ask, but you didn't move the deer, did you? If it wasn't in immediate peril then there's a good chance it was left there deliberately by its mother, who hid it to protect it.