On Badger Watch

For the last three nights I have been staying with Nikki, and I've had my first encounters with badgers. A plate of dog food and a sprinkling of raw peanuts seem to attract badgers better than anything! Wednesday night we had three at the same time, hoovering up all the peanuts and then scoffing down the dog food. Thursday night there were a couple who came up and hoovered up some of the peanuts before being scared off by something, and then a group of five all bundled on to the patio, right up against the patio doors to eat the food. Again, they went for all the peanuts before the dog food, but it was really good to see some badgers for the first time! Some of them are really quite bold, coming right up to the doors, putting their paws up on the glass to see whats going on! It's fun to watch - they really don't seem to be phased by people and light being around.

Tonight, though, the rain seems to have stopped them coming out for a bite to eat. Maybe another night...!