Mark Garrett

The badgers at this sett have moved north by 100m, it took some thinking and a second visit to catch up with them. #badgermonday

Just one badger stopping for a peanut before trotting off into the darkness. #badgermonday

Badger art on the beach. #badgermonday

Great to see the badgers out, they are cautious this time of year and the wet weather hasn't been any help. #badgermonday

#badgermonday sett checking, the fresh spoil was very obvious at this entrance.

@pekingfrog @ingham_mal Are the squeaks from the cub? Something must have made the sow think the cub needed to be moved.

@ingham_mal That’s what I was hoping. Thank you. Yes, it’s very early but I couldn’t see any discernible movement from the cub. I slowed the footage right down. Is it normal for them to be very motionless in mums mouth?

@ingham_mal Hi Mal, I seem to have captured some footage of a female potentially moving a cub, or male predation of a cub?? The cub appears quite big for time of year, 4th Feb. Do you think it’s a live cub being moved to another chamber or something else going on?

Sett surveying on a #badgermonday and a foraging dig so recent it was still dry.

@intheflowerbeds It is the time of year with the greatest sense of mystery.

Taking advantage of a few peanuts then diving back down into the sett at full speed. Have the cubs been born early? #badgermonday

Most of the time the badgers are accepting of my quiet presence but I remain sensitive to behaviour and occasionally I have to move back and watch from back row, giving them their space. Here is one taking a quick look and going back underground. #badgermonday

A late post for #badgermonday at the end of an afternoon walk looking for signs of wildlife. A hollow under a hedgerow tree complete with some dry grass bedding. A cosy stopping point away from the sett.

@Calderbadgers1 @AmeleaTeckel @CharmaineScamm @DistrictBadger @intheflowerbeds @MyWildlifeHaven @naturepirate @pam_mcinnes @RoeDeerDiary @TheBrewLady1 Is that a worm dance to bring them to the surface or the gathering of plant material? I haven't seen anything quite like it.

Mr B digging for worms 🪱

Below freezing day and night so a handful of peanuts was provided for each badger (and some for the wood mice) and was readily accepted all round. #badgermonday

Badger watching two nights ago, a cold winter wind from the east. #badgermonday

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all who care about #wildlife big and small.

Sunset over badger's house. Winter checks on setts known to have been blocked by fox hunters in the past are simple but important actions in dealing with wildlife crime. #badgermonday

@pekingfrog A quiet moment with the badgers at the edge of the field and away from civilisation.

Not been on X so much, mainly because of the constant reminders of how the Govt is selling nature down the toilet, which then ruins me for the day! I want to see uplifting nature pics, not moronic, incompetent,greedy, immensely stupid, gaslighting MPs. I’m quoting the fox 🦊💬😆

With the moon elsewhere the low clouds helped out, reflecting the light from the town way out into the fields. #badgermonday

Please join the boycott against @rspcaassured Scottish salmon - shame on @RSPCA_official and @ScottishSPCA for sponsoring welfare abuse and the unnecessary suffering of millions of Atlantic salmon. Join protestors outside RSPCA HQ in Horsham later today instagram.com/p/DRkdffPCHhV

Moonlight but also deep shadows, almost beyond my camera this time. Badger watching in winter is not without its challenges. #badgermonday