Badger up close

 Curious badger

A little gentle competition over the snacks

Twilight Wildlife at Midsummer

In the clover field on a warm evening and under a setting sun, a roe deer buck is lying the clover enjoying the cooling breeze coming up the hill. He is quite well hidden and cannot be seen from the nearby path.  The light conditions make photography tricky, so the images are a little blurry. 

And here he is standing up. 

He is soon joined by another spectacular wild mammal.  Trotting across the field somes this fellow.

And this is interesting - on the evening before, and for the first time, what seems to be a little family group of roe deer.

Looking more closely: a doe and a youngster, maybe a yearling. 

And finally just a few seconds of the buck running. 

Midsummer badgers on the lawn.

 These full grown badgers come into the garden every night for some snacks and probably also some water. It is hot this midsummer and again the ground, as back in May, has become hard and difficult for them to excavate in their eternal search for worms. A few snacks may help them during this difficult time. 

And here is a close-up!

Just a little roe deer at dusk!

The sun was setting and he quietly walked into the field, which was not long mowed but in which, as you can see the clover has recovered fast and other wild flowers are in bloom.

He paused to 'beat up' a taller plant - a ragwort I think - and then he sat down closed his eyes and rested.

This is the time of the 'rut' for the roe deer, when the males compete for the females and he may have been tired and he may have been defeated but it was nice to see him, so here are some photos and a short snippet of film.