Badger

[jaelen]

What beautiful photos... I've always loved badgers. Thanks for sharing these.

[andrewinpompey]

Very nice shots - an achievement even if not in the wild! I've tried shooting at BWC and never got anything like this.

[JeffH]

Originally Posted by JaySteel

....... I know some people invest a great deal of time and energy to achieve similar shots of wild badgers so I must come clean about the ones I've taken.
These shots are of a captive badger taken at the British Wildlife Centre......
Jason

Your honesty is commendable Jason - if only more "wildlife" photographers were as open and truthful about their captive shots

Jeff
(Schedule 1 Licence holder for Kingfishers, Barn Owls and Avocets)

[muldonach]

Excellent shots and full marks for honesty - these could pass for outdoor shots any day of the week.

Cheers
mac

[JaySteel]

Thanks very much everyone.

Jason

[JaySteel]

Originally Posted by andrewinpompey

Very nice shots - an achievement even if not in the wild! I've tried shooting at BWC and never got anything like this.

I think it's a matter of patience and luck. I found it very frustrating on many occasions after setting up my camera and waiting ages for that perfect photographic opportunity only to have it ruined by other visitors. Several times just as the animal I was trying to photograph came into the right light and at the right angle I had other people push me out of the way and stand right in front of my lens. I just had to smile,walk away and come back later.

There are talks given by the keepers at scheduled times throughout the day. I found the best way for me to get the shots I was after was to wait until the keeper was giving a talk at one enclosure and then I would rush off to a different enclosure whilst all the other visitors were distracted.
The centre also seemed to empty out about half an hour before closing time so some animals such as the foxes all came out to play about then. This is great if you're lucky enough to still have good light.

Jason