Badger portrait

[Rose]

Many of you know that I am taking regular photos of the badgers visiting our garden - with varying success, given the light conditions in the evening.
This is, I think, the most successul shot so far. WDYT ?

This badger is mum to the smallest cub, who we have christened Piglet because s/he is much less developed than the other cubs, with a lot less hair - but s/he also hoovers up more food than all the others combined ! When we first saw mum a few weeks ago she had clearly been in a fight and she had a number of bloody wounds on her head. I've been wondering about her left eye for a while, and getting a closer look at her on Saturday when I took this photo, I think it may have been damaged, even blinded.

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[davidc]

The badger pics are just getting better and better, I'm very jealous!

[Mike Farley]

It was only last month, when driving home along a quiet road late one night after giving a presentation that I saw a badger in the wild for the first time. It was crossing the road and I nearly ran it over! You seem to have two in this picture, as there appears to be another in the background if I am not mistaken. Looks like you are going to have plenty of photo opportunities over the coming weeks and months.

[Rose]

It was only last month, when driving home along a quiet road late one night after giving a presentation that I saw a badger in the wild for the first time. It was crossing the road and I nearly ran it over! You seem to have two in this picture, as there appears to be another in the background if I am not mistaken. Looks like you are going to have plenty of photo opportunities over the coming weeks and months.

Well spotted Mike, yes there is another badger in the background There are six who visit us - sometimes all at once as you can see here...! I'm standing on the same path, just a few feet away

My badger set (LOL - pun intended !) on Flikr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rose_atkinson/sets/72157633400872252/

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[Rose]

The badger pics are just getting better and better, I'm very jealous!

LOL thanks David !

[Nina]

Good work Rose, I am following your badger photos with interest. I would be less keen to clean up after them though.

[Rose]

Good work Rose, I am following your badger photos with interest. I would be less keen to clean up after them though.

Nothing to clean up - they don't leave anything behind