It’s been far too long since I’ve posted about foxes, and I’m still struggling in terms of actual sightings. The trail camera though continues to do its work and there are a couple of regular foxes that frequent the garden in the early hours of the morning. These are a few clips of them, including some a little after dawn (and hence in colour). Too early for me, but a trail cam never sleeps.

As for photos, the foxes are avoiding me, but the badgers are gluttons for peanuts and will happily munch while I take pictures. This sequence is from Saturday night. The badger sniffed out the peanuts and came down the garden path to tuck in. I was 10-15 feet further back.

Camera note: all photos taken with the Canon 7D Mark II and EF 200mm f/2.8L II USM lens. Video via the Bushnell Trophy Cam HD.

It’s been a few days since I’ve posted any photos of our garden badgers, so I’m going to make up for it tonight. These were all taken on election day (I needed something to cheer me up).

This is the large male badger, the tough guy on the block.

All those peanuts make a badger thirsty.

He may be tough, but he likes a nice portrait.

While I was watching him, the second badger appeared at the back of the garden. I haven’t sexed this one (there is a third, female, but she has only appeared on the trail camera), but it’s undoubtedly younger that the big guy; and a little more cautious.

Young badger at the rear of the garden.

Badger on the steps.

Sniffing the air.

Those peanuts look good!

I mentioned the third badger, and she appears in the following series of video clips (she’s nearest the camera in the sequence starting at 1m 6s). The flash of light at around 42s is me, with the stills camera. There are also a couple of clips of foxes, including a fox-badger encounter.

Camera note: all photos taken with the Canon 7D Mark II and EF 200mm f/2.8L II USM lens.