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Frazz Full Member Posts: 20,276	New Neighbours Sept 7, 2020 18:37:09 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Frazz on Sept 7, 2020 18:37:09 GMT Apparently a fox appeared around 5am to finish up the food. I'm worried now a furry black & white face might appear before much longer . . . .

Liv Full Member Posts: 15,312	New Neighbours Sept 7, 2020 20:32:52 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Liv on Sept 7, 2020 20:32:52 GMT It's going to be Chicken Licken all over again, but with a different cast

Frazz Full Member Posts: 20,276	New Neighbours Sept 18, 2020 15:08:57 GMT Yorko, Diamond Diva, and 3 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Frazz on Sept 18, 2020 15:08:57 GMT Well, a black & white hairy face visited last night.

Liv Full Member Posts: 15,312	New Neighbours Sept 18, 2020 15:15:05 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Liv on Sept 18, 2020 15:15:05 GMT

Diamond Diva Full Member Posts: 9,546 Mood: Cocktail	New Neighbours Sept 18, 2020 15:46:07 GMT Frazz likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Diamond Diva on Sept 18, 2020 15:46:07 GMT Wow is that a badger Frazz?
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New Neighbours Sept 18, 2020 16:10:11 GMT Frazz likes this

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Post by cassandra on Sept 18, 2020 16:10:11 GMT

I love badgers. When Sam has his reading glasses on, he always reminds mt of the illustration of Badger in my wind in the willows book ~

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He does have rather a large nose, but it's just the way he sits and looks smiley-face-giggle

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New Neighbours Sept 18, 2020 20:33:06 GMT cassandra, Diamond Diva, and 2 more like this

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Post by Frazz on Sept 18, 2020 20:33:06 GMT

Yes, it is a badger. He didn't eat the food, just being nosy lol!

Mrs Tiggywinkle came under the fence tonight and was shuffling round the garden. It's amazing what goes on out there once it gets dark lol! It was lovely seeing a badger, reminded me of Mr Digby who I raised from a few hours old.

cassandra Full Member Posts: 8,070	New Neighbours Sept 19, 2020 5:52:55 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by cassandra on Sept 19, 2020 5:52:55 GMT I didn't know you raised a badger, Frazz, you are full of surprises. Was he able to live a normal badgery life afterwards in the wild or was he too 'human'?
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New Neighbours Sept 19, 2020 15:03:59 GMT Yorko, Liv, and 4 more like this

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Post by Frazz on Sept 19, 2020 15:03:59 GMT

I have posted about him couple of times over the years, frightening to think it all occurred nearly 50 years ago!

A family of badgers had to be moved by The Wildlife Trust as they were on a new construction site for houses, unfortunately one badger had just given birth. There were three new-borns, one came to me and miraculously 2 of them survived. He was about 10cm long and weighed just over 100g.

He was just beautiful and very loveable. Lots of stories I could tell along the way, but at 4 months old he went to Juniper Hall in Surrey, a field study centre. It was perfect for him as they had other badgers, and foxes in permanent residence.
The picture of the man holding Mr Digby, who was about 5 years old at the time, absolutely adored him and would take him on school educational visits etc. He had a long, safe, and very happy life, I think he was about 12 years old at the end.

He was about 5-6 weeks old in the first pictures. He is one of my most cherished memories.

cassandra Full Member Posts: 8,070	New Neighbours Sept 19, 2020 16:29:43 GMT Frazz likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by cassandra on Sept 19, 2020 16:29:43 GMT That’s wonderful Frazz, what a lovely memory.
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lily Full Member Posts: 17,371	New Neighbours Sept 19, 2020 17:15:00 GMT Frazz likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by lily on Sept 19, 2020 17:15:00 GMT What a brilliant story Frazz, .. makes me a bit teary ..

Toril Full Member Posts: 17,256 Mood: Iguana	New Neighbours Sept 19, 2020 17:51:04 GMT Frazz likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Toril on Sept 19, 2020 17:51:04 GMT A lovely story, Frazz, and a beautiful animal. ♥️

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New Neighbours Sept 21, 2020 11:40:55 GMT Diamond Diva, Toril, and 1 more like this

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Post by Frazz on Sept 21, 2020 11:40:55 GMT

Another visitor last night, we think it was a different hedgehog as it looks larger.

I'm going try and upload the video rather than a picture. There is a nature documentary going on out here at night lol!

No luck with video. The fox followed the hedgehog, who wasn't remotely bothered, down the garden and then both went off in different directions.

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New Neighbours Sept 25, 2020 13:12:10 GMT Yorko, Liv, and 5 more like this

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Post by Frazz on Sept 25, 2020 13:12:10 GMT

First pictures of the hoglets last night, they look to be about 5-6 weeks old. They are a bit tottery in the video and sweet to watch. Hopefully they will stay around for a while to get food, obviously not the best time of year for them to have been born. Just adorable.

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