Guest 672- Registered: 3 Jun 2008
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There seems to be quite a lot of interest in seeing Badgers in their natural environment from you guys.
Would any one like to go and have a look?
I'm quite willing to take any one along for a peek.
grass grows by the inches but dies by the feet.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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ian
these chaps tend to come out after or near to dark.
i think that i speak for many members here,that the bogeyman is about then.
Guest 694- Registered: 22 Mar 2010
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aww they are lovely Ian, i was lucky enough to see some Jays the other day, first time i had ever seen them, camera was too far away the first time.. and i was a little too hungover the second time!!
Guest 672- Registered: 3 Jun 2008
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Way before the hot water bottle time Howie, I also have to say I have shot all of the bogeymen and they no longer exist.
Take your spy to the post and shoot him ( or her ) that is not the location.
If you have 1 hour in the evening to see this then tell me, I will pick you up from home and take you home.
No funnies here Sid I'm seriouse.
I do feel for those who do not get to know the country side as well as I do.
Don't worry I'm not going for a polical party in any way.
grass grows by the inches but dies by the feet.
Sadly i have never seen a live badger , i live in hope. Did have a fox up here couple days ago tho.
Guest 672- Registered: 3 Jun 2008
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Nows your chance Melissa. I probably will be going 2 or 3 times this coming week. arond about 20-00 hrs if your interested.
grass grows by the inches but dies by the feet.
Guest 672- Registered: 3 Jun 2008
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No ones Interested then.
Oh well at least I asked.
Tonight was very good I saw 14 of them getting up to all sorts of antics.
grass grows by the inches but dies by the feet.
Guest 674- Registered: 25 Jun 2008
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IAN
I'M lucky enough to have 2 badgers visit me each nite
thanks for the offer though
k
Bummer only just seen your invite i would of loved to.
Guest 672- Registered: 3 Jun 2008
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send me an email Melissa and i'll get something sorted for you.
grass grows by the inches but dies by the feet.
Guest 656- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Well done Ian, it was great to see the little babies, you're a real pro now with the camera, look forward to more
Guest 693- Registered: 12 Nov 2009
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Fantastic stuff, Ian. I'm fortunate enough to live very close to a badgers sett and get up close quite often. I still find it very distressing to see so many lying dead by the roadside, but the counter side to that is that the increased number killed on the roads is a sign that numbers generally are up; I know that the farmers are deeply suspicious of badgers, believing them to be responsible for the spread of TB in cattle. I don't know enough on the subject to argue one way or the other, but all I do know is that they are delightful creatures that I love deeply. British wildlife is something I never tire of seeing.
Jenni
If you saw Jays (plural), then that is quite a rare sight, so well done to you. They tend to be very solitary birds, and extremely territorial. Beautiful birds with a very distinctive dipping flight; we have a Jay that lives in the trees behind our house in Guston and is an occasional visitor to our back garden. I've been trying to get a photo of him for yonks, but the little bugger is extremely camera shy!
True friends stab you in the front.
Thanks for those pics, Ian. The Gordon Buchanan of the Dover Forum!
Guest 693- Registered: 12 Nov 2009
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For one dreadful moment there, Diana, I read that as the Gordon Brown of Dover Forum; I wondered what Ian had done to upset you so much!
True friends stab you in the front.
I thought it read Gordon Ramsey eek
Guest 672- Registered: 3 Jun 2008
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You won't upset me Andy, only Sid can do that and sometimes Howie.
Have sent you an e-mail Melissa.
Thanks for the comments guys, I'm trying to get better photos all of the time.
Still trial and error at the mo or trying to find something out of the ordinary.
grass grows by the inches but dies by the feet.
Thankyou Ian have emailed yourself back and am very looking forward to that evening.
Guest 672- Registered: 3 Jun 2008
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Thank's Melissa.
I'm sure we will have an interesting evening. with a bit of luck we may even see a barn owl or two and there is a few little owls also. Bring your camera if you have one, I will supply the bino's and the chairs.
grass grows by the inches but dies by the feet.
Really looking forward to it
Guest 672- Registered: 3 Jun 2008
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Sorry you missed out on Monday evening Melissa, hope your cold is a bit better now.
I took the missus along and she had a great evening, the first time she'd ever seen live Badgers.
Here she is playing peek a boo.
Fields of green And what a cracking sunset again.
grass grows by the inches but dies by the feet.
grass grows by the inches but dies by the feet.
