Last Of The Day

Something Different

It's early evening and been a long day and I've still got the long drive back home later this evening to look forward to, but I've been given the opportunity to photograph Badgers in daylight an opportunity I don't want to miss.

There's three of us sat behind some camo netting providing minimal cover, it's not so important to be completely camouflaged as Badgers don't have particularly good eyesight, you just need to be quite, don't move about and preferably be down wind. Within minuets a Badger appears out of the set followed shortly after by another, now I'm not that experienced with these animals but one looks like a youngster with the characteristic short snout as shown in the first image.

Snout down enjoying some peanuts its not easy to get a clear shot in the long grass but when they lift their heads...boom the camera's busts into action. After some thirty minuets and many images something spooks the Badgers and with amazing speed dive down the set not to reappear for the remainder of our visit.

What a way to finish an all action morning till night weekend to the Scottish Boarders, will I return....you bet, in fact I've already started planning for the Autumn.

Badger