I have been aware for some years that badgers occasionally wander down the path by my garden. Last year an attempt to capture them using a trailcam yielded lots of cats, squirrels and a fox. I had used as bait some peanut butter spread on a rock. This year having had an encounter with the badger I decided to have another go, this time using peanuts scattered near the badger's door onto the path. The first day yielded cats, the second squirrels and then this morning I noticed all the peanuts had gone. I was delighted to find a huge looking badger on the webcam and surprised to see it was captured at only 8pm last night. The plan now is to try to get to know its movements a little better and then figure out if I have a chance of getting some more attractive pictures.
How lovely to have this wild creature sharing my garden. :-)
A Badger in my Bridgwater Garden
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