The badgers have been noticeable by their absence this year with just Big Boy being the only visitor throughout Winter and Spring and then during the Summer he has refused to come any earlier than 10pm, but at least he has been loyal. He has taken much delight in garlic bread balls and noodles recently but last night we were surprised to see that he was joined by two new badgers. They all seem to have arrived at the same time and from over the field, rather than down the side of the playhouse where last year's ones emerged from. There was no animosity amongst them, the food was amicably shared and then when it was all gone, Big Boy remained on his owned just to make sure that all of the peanuts had been eaten. As it was getting dark it was difficult to discern too much about the new arrivals, suffice to say they were of good size, although we know ones born this year could already have reached the size of a cat by now, and the tail sizes did not give anything away as to sex. We will watch again tonight to see if all three return.
As an aside, two weeks ago we returned from a camping trip to the Isle of Wight, staying east of Ryde near Seaview. Nice little campsite near a nature reserve where we saw many of the usual species, along with a flock of Barnacle Geese and three foxes playing in a field. Got some nice close up sightings of a Little Egret and Grey Heron fishing on the seashore.
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