The weather has been beautiful for the past couple of weeks – dry and warm during the day, with a pleasant, cool crispness in the evenings. Perfect autumn weather. To celebrate the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, we’ve been making cider in the village. It turns out that a lot of us have got [...]
Archive for September, 2009
Cider and autumn strolls
Posted in Background on September 27, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Yet another road casualty
Posted in Background, tagged badger, road death, roadkill on September 25, 2009 | 5 Comments »
When I drove to work on Wednesday there was another dead badger on the road through the woods on the outskirts of the village, almost exactly the same spot as the casualties of October last year and April this year. I had a train to catch so I couldn’t stop to check the sex, but [...]
Project Hedgehog – An Experimental Track Trap
Posted in Tracking, tagged hedgehog, Tracking on September 20, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Things have been a little quiet around here since we’ve got the new addition to the family. Scarlett and I have been out for a few walks already, but I’ll wait until she’s settled into more of a routine before I get back to any serious badgerology. In the meantime, here’s a post from the [...]
A Welcome for Scarlett Elizabeth
Posted in Background on September 5, 2009 | 13 Comments »
For the past few months, while I have been wandering the countryside and pondering the mysteries of badgers, my wife has been quietly and patiently getting on with something much more important. At 4.00am this morning our first child was born. I’d like to introduce Scarlett Elizabeth to the world. She’s beautiful. I simply cannot [...]
Another road casualty
Posted in Fieldnotes on September 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Just a quick note to record that I moved another dead badger off the road this morning. This one was a fully grown female (I’m getting better at sexing them!) on the road about a quarter of a mile from my usual woods. I think it is from the next sett along from the Pine [...]