Badgers

Well badgers are a cattle farmers nighmare - or at least thats what some would have us believe.
Having spent hundred of hours out badger watching thiry years ago now, the badger has a special place for me.
Bovine TB mat well be adsent now, but the clock is ticking and at some point it will arrive.
I personally hope we are vaccinating cattle by then,
In the meantime, one of the things one tried to see was young cubs in April. It would usually be mid to late April before we saw any. The adults coming out and dissappearing  and then the emergence of cubs - who if we were lucky we would see play with each other, scampering around trees and logs.
Well I put my camera trap out this week and was pleased to see these photos amongst the hundreds of (mostly empty) shots. I just didnt quite have it pointed in the right direction!

I really ought to go and try tto see them - perhaps when they emerge a bit earlier!