I'll be back with the St Davids' blog tomorrow, but I thought it about time for a brief catch up on what's been happening in the garden. We are still seeing the hedgehog nightly, and while we were away the trail cam caught the badger passing through on a couple of occasions, and two foxes: Bold and the cub (though generally not at the same time). I don't recall seeing Stumpy, but I've only scan-viewed the footage.
During the week since our return from Wales it's been fairly quiet (at least whenever I've gone to look). That changed last night (or strictly speaking, the early hours of Friday morning). First was one of the hedgehogs…
Hedgehog
Shortly after that I spotted that something had triggered the trail cam again. I went up to look and came face to face with a badger. It paused for a moment or two before ambling off but I was able to get one shot off before it disappeared. 
Badger
I still hadn't seen a fox though since before we went away; until earlier this evening that is, when the bold vixen limped into the garden. She's injured her front left leg, and was carrying it high. I think that's probably the first fox injury of the year, which is pretty good going. I couldn't see any physical sign of injury, so it's (hopefully) one of those strains that will quickly heal itself. Apart from the foot, she seemed in good shape.
Limping into the garden
Sensibly getting more comfortable
Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 400D. I was using the Sigma 105mm F2.8 EX DG macro lens for the hedgehog and badger. This evening I had the EF70-300mm 4.5-5.6 DO IS on the camera.
11 Comments
Very nice photos of the Big Three! :yes: I dont think the Hedgehog will be hungry this hibernation 😆
Iam off to Heathrow today to take more photos, i better update my blog soon.
Hedgehog looks pretty fat, I hope his cholesterol level is normal. For a hedgehog, at least 😛
She looks beautiful as always. Adele and you seem to have the most beautiful foxes as neighbours 😀
I have had scruffy vagabond foxes wandering through as well :p
Yes, she is beautiful 🙂 My vixen has been limping for a while; as you saw, it's a rear leg, so probably from falling after a foxtrot squabble with her mate.
That is a classic badger sighting too 😉
Nice shots. Bold is so pretty. But so is the HHog and it does have a great diet!
Mark, 'the Big Three'. I like it :up: The hedgehog is certainly getting the layers of fat on for winter. You had a good day with the weather for Gatwick. Looking forward to seeing what you snared in the camera lens.
Darko, it's a good healthy diet. No donuts or cream cakes so I think she'll be ok 😉 We do occasionally get scruffy foxes, but our standards are high :p
Adele, I'm quite please dthat the badger moves away quite slowly now. Progress. I had no idea what was up there until I got close, but she must have heard me open the door, and seen the torch. Bold's limp is new (judging from the previous night's cam footage), but now doubt she'll recover soon enough.
I went to Heathrow lol 😆 nice weather i had too, caught an interesting military C-17 plane flying overhead too! goodnight 😀
Robin, thanks. The hedgehogs are the greediest of the garden creatures, but hey seem to thrive on hogging all the food. 😉
Great photos as ever.
Thanks Neil!