This is getting even further away from badgers, but it was an unusual experience so I feel I should make a note of it in my diary. I was walking with a friend along the Ridgeway footpath over the Berkshire Downs at about 10.00pm on the 19th of June. Although the sun had set it [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Glow worms on the Berkshire Downs
Posted in That's not a badger!, tagged glow worm on June 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Fieldnotes: 27th June 2008 – Tiny cub alone
Posted in Fieldnotes, Video, tagged badger, badger cub, badger watching, buzzard, Video on June 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On the face of it, it wasn’t the best of days. The wind was gusty and the dark clouds threatened rain, as if a summer storm was brewing. But it had been a couple of weeks since I’ve been down to the wood, so I went anyway. A short (but very enjoyable) walking holiday and [...]
Fieldnotes: 14th June 2008 – A total absence of stoats
Posted in Fieldnotes, That's not a badger!, tagged rabbit, stoat, stoats, weasel on June 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Picture the scene. It is 8.00pm on a Saturday evening. Across the country, people are sitting down to dinner and relaxing in their living rooms watching the football; or maybe they’re getting ready for a night on the town, an evening of drinking and dancing and laughing and loving and fighting. I’m doing none of [...]
Fieldnotes: 13th June 2008 – Out of my tree!
Posted in Fieldnotes, Video, tagged badger, badger watching, badgers, cubs, sett on June 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Despite the threatening rain clouds I decided to pay a visit to the wood on Friday evening. It’s a good way to unwind after the working week. Like most people, I spend my time rushing everywhere: rushing to work, rushing to meetings, rushing home. Watching wildlife forces you slow down, to stop and listen and [...]
An owl in the garden
Posted in That's not a badger!, tagged chick, owl, tawny owl on June 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
For the last couple of nights we’ve had a visitor to the garden in the form of a tawny owl. My wife and I were sitting in the living room at dusk when we saw something big fly past the window. We’re used to bats but this was much bigger, so being curious people we [...]
A bit more on musking
Posted in Thoughts and Musings, Video, tagged badger, cubs, feeding, musk, musking, Video on June 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today I’ve figured out how to embed video, so there’s no stopping me! I discussed musking on the last post, and I’ve got an example on video. This is the first video I ever took, so the quality is not brilliant, but you can get the idea. I’d put down a small patch of peanuts [...]
Fieldnotes: 7th June 2008 – Family ties and a cub in a tree
Posted in Fieldnotes, Video, tagged badger, climbing, cubs, family, hierarchy, musk, musking, mustelids, sett, tree, Video on June 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been a while since I’ve been to the wood, what with work commitments and other matters, so I was keen to see how the cubs were getting on. The last two weeks have seen a lot of rain, but today was quite sunny. The rain has given us a lot of lush vegetation and [...]
Stoat crossing
Posted in That's not a badger!, tagged mustelidae, stoat, weasel on June 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today I saw a stoat as I was driving into town. It crossed the road in front of me, about 200 yards from my house. You can tell a stoat by the black tip on its tail. Weasels’ tails are the same colour all along. OK, I know it isn’t a badger, but I find [...]
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