The action has kept going at Our Evening Wildlife Watching Hide.
September is well underway and the mammals have been coming along as always. The male Pine Marten has made his appearances over the last few weeks - there is always a gasp of excitement from the guests from the moment it jumps up from between the two Lawson's Cypresses. He normally then runs along a log bridge to sit on the platform and munch away at the sultanas laid out for it.
While the presence of Badgers doesn't necessarily stop him from coming in, he prefers to come in when Badgers are less likely to be around - one time when a Badger came in as it was feeding, the Pine Marten, instead of climbing down the tree trunks after finishing eating like it would usually do, instead climbed to the treetops and only descended when the Badgers had gone.
The Badgers are coming every night and the cubs have grown larger. They still squabble with each other and the adults but otherwise, seem to behave themselves better than they were! One of the Badgers that has a scarred bottom is looking in much better condition than he was, the fur on his tail seems to have grown back and his rump has healed up. I initially wondered whether that damage was permanent but with time, that's not the case.
Wood Mice and Bank Voles are still coming to the hide, dashing in and out of the logs in search of peanuts that the Badgers have left behind. They can be quite bold and readily take advantage of the Badger's absence to go from one end of the platform to the other in search of food.
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