Shattered expectations

I think that there was palpable disappointment from the badgers last night when they inspected their box and only found a couple of mini sausages and some leftover salad. Slim pickings compared to the feasts they'd been served the past few days. They used to be satisfied with peanuts but now their expectations are obviously higher. The three of them sidled into the garden earlier than usual (although it is getting dark just that bit earlier now), around 21:15, hoovered up the peanuts and were gone within ten minutes. This time they made their way out through the hole in the fence and across the field towards the golf course and heath. At least this time they did not linger to create more craters on the lawn.