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Three badger cubs and four fox cubs HD video
May 15, 2012
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After five (days and) nights of leaving the trailcam by the badger sett, last night (or rather in twenty very productive minutes very early this morning) I finally managed to get a few clips of the new badger cubs....
They really are something else.
In this spliced clip, the three badger cubs are preceded by four fox cubs and their mother (check...
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The youngsters appear
May 14, 2012
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Whilst my ongoing health issues limit my outings at present - and the weather remains changeable at best (apart from a cracking weekend, which I’ll come to in a minute), I’ve not had as much inclination or time to get out and about and see wat gwan around me in the local countryside as I’d have ideally liked.
I had reports that our local badger...
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"Operation noctua" end of week 12
May 14, 2012
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As in week 11, I've hardly been up to see the owls this week (what with one thing or another) but the two times that I did go up to see what our big-eyed fluffy friends were up to, I saw nothing or one of the owls (the male I assume) sunbathing on the barn roof.
I still assume the female is in the box on eggs which will hatch in a week or two - an...
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Stoats are like buses...
May 08, 2012
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You wait for ages (in my case YEARS) to see stoats and then suddenly they all come at once.
After my post-work run today, I was once again treated to my second sight (in ten days) of an adult stoat racing across the country lane that I was warming down on, with a rabbit kit in its gob.
Ten days. Two stoats with rabbit in gob. (I've NEVER seen a s...
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Swifts, badger cubs and a hobby.
May 07, 2012
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As spring moves sluggishly on - the wildlife does its best to cope with the cool temperatures, frost (this morning) and constant low pressure and rain (or threat of).
I noticed a strange falcon flying quickly, very high above our house this afternoon. I say strange because kestrels fly lower generally and peregrines are chunkier (with short tails)...
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"Operation noctua" end of week 11
May 07, 2012
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Due to the ongoing recent poor weather and my lack of tip-top health, once again, I've not been following the owls as closely as I'd have liked this week.
Though (as usual now) I have completed a few"drive-bys"and noticed both owls together a couple of times - which is something I've not seen for a week or two.
The ritual pair-bonding doesn't las...
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