Snooze time

Another Monday morning but as I'm retired it just doesn't have the same meaning anymore.


First thing I do every morning is switch the PC on and bring up the Wildlife Aid webcams.  I am lucky to have two screens and using Google Chrome can open multiple tabs. I split the two webcam tabs and put them on the second screen, where they probably remain all day, and then I can work on the other screen.


Badgers are really fascinating creatures and are a joy to watch at any time of the day.  When they sleep they do so in a mound and as I said in my last post when one moves the whole mound heaves and they change position.  Sometimes there are mostly heads with some tummies and paws and at other times there's not a head in sight which looks most odd.


To watch them play in the evening sometimes leaves me shaking with laughter and until I watched the webcams I didn't realise how fast they can move on those little legs - not that you can really see their legs as their fur grows down and it looks as though they have a skirt on.  I think their favourite games are  'Destroy the Hosepipe'  and 'How many badger cubs can you get in the pool'.  They also seem to love getting in the way when the volunteers clean their areas out and I think try to get to the entrance first and sneak out.


I really love watching the badger cubs but I do also miss the fox cubs, which I also love, that were there earlier in the year.  


Goodness only knows what I'm going to watch when the badger cubs are returned to the wild later in the year.  

Love those Badgers

I've been watching the Wildlife Aid badger cubs on and off today - as I do most days.


The webcam in their indoor area is great and I get to see some lovely close-ups of their faces.  Because they sleep in a mound and there are about 13 (I think) of them it only takes one to need a scratch or to change position for the whole mound to heave and settle down again in quite different positions.


The badger cubs are such a delight to watch.