Hedgehogs For A Change

Brilliant. That's something I've been meaning to do for the last, err. . . . . . . . 15 years.

 

Superb photography thanks for posting

 

That's a very vicious looking hedgehog.

 

Great photos, we had regular visits from hedgehogs last year. One, sometimes two would call every evening about 10.30 for supper and then again during the night for a top up.

Then we had a badger come and visit and sadly have not seen the hedgehogs since.

Here's hoping that they are not on lock down, like the rest of us, and will return this year

 

Our badger makes regular visits and digs under our fence and the next 2 houses along making a regular route.

as this is turning into a general wild life thread here is a rather poor photo of a chap I found sunning itself in our greenhouse yesterday!

 

You are welcome to the badgers that visit my garden Andy. You'd better hang onto your wife though, ones enough for me.

Be careful what you wish for. The damage the little buggers cause is unbelievable. I have a sett about 50 metres from my rear boundary fence. They've bashed an access hole through a neighbours rear fence and subsequent holes through all our side fences for a run in all the gardens. There thay have torn up all the lawns looking for leather jackets. Eventually they vacated the sett and moved on. But I expect they will be back some time in the future.

Damage aside it was great to see them, especially the youngsters.

Used to have hedgehogs visit but not for some years now. Had them raise a litter one year. Found a clutch of hoglets in my greenhouse one year. Mother had a litter in a bag of straw I kept under the staging. I had to rig up a grille to keep the dogs out but allow the mother access to and from the nest.

I would love one of those camera nest boxes. But the only tree I can use for a box is about 30 metres down my garden. A bit too far to run a cable to.

I get foxes too. Although they are a right pain as I keep chickens. Had the lot wiped out 2 or 3 times over the years. Its heartbreaking to see the remains of half a dozen slaughtered chickens.

 

Before I got my last batch of hens ( rehomed ex battery ones ) I bought a great big walk in run about 3 x 8m. Stupidly we still let them have the run of the bottom third of the garden during day light hours.. We don't like to see them cooped up. We've got away with that so far. It is nice to be self sufficient for eggs. They taste wonderful too.

I have power in my shed/ work station, via an extension lead but that's still about 25m from my nest box. Will have to satisfy ourselves watching them from afar.

 

Just got myself one if these

Bushnell Core Nature Camera.

Runs on batteries and the six AA batteries allegedly last for nine to twelve months.

We bave a badger that runs up and down our path and a fox with a limp.

Alfie

 

Screen grab form a MP4 movie clip. I have it set to record 10 seconds when it detects movement. I have only set it to operate during the hours of darkness.
Alfie

 

It's not surprising there are no more hedgehogs once the badgers turned up,they are well known for eating hedgehogs...l saw a video of it once...horrible!
We used to get lots of hedgies in our garden but very seldom now , they are an becoming an endangered species

 

That's lovely footage Andy. Sorry to be pedantic mate but I think that's a Great Tit you have in the box.

 

All tits are great