Answer: about 30 centimetres!
Walking home at dusk a couple of evenings ago after a country ramble I heard a rustling in the grass at the edge of a barley field. It turned out to be this fella, a badger cub out alone and rather unsure how to react to me. It tried the trick of "if i can't see you, you can't see me" by burying its head in the ground, before deciding the proper course of action was a double-quick trot back to the sett. I had time for only a couple of pictures but quite an encounter!
What a fantastic encounter!!! Well done on getting superb pics so quickly too! Wow!
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Wow Colin!! That's fantastic and sooooo cute.
How about sending the photo to the Countryfile calendar competition? The subject is 'A Moment of Magic' and I reckon this MUST qualify. Well done on capturing such a wonderful moment!!
Pipit
Great photo Colin. Case of right place right time.
The closest I have been to a badger was one evening while fishing.
I sat down to have a coffee and a sanwich. got the sanwich out of my bag and started to pore my coffee Turned round and watched as this old Brock of a Badger sat next to me eating my Ham cheese and pickle sandwich.
Not even a thankyou!!!
Cheers
AL
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Hi Colin
Well spotted and quick thinking to get a couple of shots before it disappeared. Brilliant!
I'm envious as I have sadly only ever seen dead ones at the sides of the road. :-(
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Hi Al
Wow what an encounter. You were honoured, but I bet you didn't think so at the time. :-)
Unknown said: Great photo Colin. Case of right place right time. The closest I have been to a badger was one evening while fishing. I sat down to have a coffee and a sanwich. got the sanwich out of my bag and started to pore my coffee Turned round and watched as this old Brock of a Badger sat next to me eating my Ham cheese and pickle sandwich. Not even a thankyou!!! Cheers AL
AL, that must have been mind-blowing!! What did you do?
Pip x
What a great sighting, Colin. I've only ever seen a dead one and that's not so good. Quick reaction to get the photo.
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Brilliant Colin. Well spotted and then to be able to catch your photograph. They do visit our front garden after dark but we only see them through the window. Just a small sound and they are away very quickly.
I asked him if he would like my coffee to wash down the sandwich with.
He stayed close by untill he heard my brother and his dogs comming along the bank (My brother is the gillie there) I told him about the Badger and he said the old fella had been moochin food off the anglers for about a week.
was a lovley moment to be so close to the badger .. somethin I will remember for a long time to come.
Just glad he dident see my jaffacakes ... Now there would have been a fight worth seeing lol