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A Night out with the Essex Field Club.
On 19/20th June, with Peter our leader, we
went to watch badgers at South Weald.
At about 8.30pm. we got ready. Peter climbed
a tree so he could see all the exits of the
sett and we settled down to wait and see. As
it was rather wet and chilly the badgers came
out earlier than we had expected, when it was
still light.
First an adult badger came out and looked
around to see if it was clear. Then he went
back down and came out again followed by about
four cubs and another adult. The cubs played
and tumbled over each other, snuffling around
in the earth for earthworms. Meanwhile the
female was behind the sett cutting bracken for
new bedding material. Finally it grew dark,
and all the badgers except the male went back
down the sett. Just as we were about to go,
along trotted the male; he stopped, looked
around and disappeared down the hole.
By Simon.
Food Chain - courtesy
of Habitat.
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