Dog fox - one of my aims for 2026 is to photograph foxes as I have only caught them on trail cam so far, this handsome chap would make a good subject! #severnsidesett @loveday-p.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social #wildlife #wildlifephotography #fox
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Badger email: that nose, 800x better than ours, checks messages left over the daylight hours to work out what has passed during the day and whether it is safe for the clan to emerge #severnsidesett @loveday-p.bsky.social @badgertrust.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk #wildlife
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Foxy visitor to #severnsidesett #fox #wildlife #ukwildlife @nationaltrust.org.uk @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
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Common badger (Meles meles) behaviour particularly on emerging and before foraging #severnsidesett @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social @badgertrust.bsky.social @loveday-p.bsky.social @bbcearth.bsky.social #wildlife #ukwildlife #badger
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Sound on for Muddy nose - there are more Muntjac deer than any other deer in the woodlands and their bark is very distinctive #severnsidesett @loveday-p.bsky.social @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgercrowd.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk #wildlife
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Sound on - this young female badger (Meles meles) returns to the sett and is greeted by a Tawny owl (Strix aluco) #severnsidesett @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgercrowd.bsky.social @loveday-p.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social #wildlife #ukwildlife
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Normal early evening - a scratch, checking out changes from the morning #severnsidesett @loveday-p.bsky.social @badgertrust.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social #wildlife #ukwildlife #badger
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Chubby chops: #severnsidesett @badgertrust.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @loveday-p.bsky.social #badger #badgers
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Scratch that itch: Sometimes it's really hard to reach an itch #severnsidesett @badgertrust.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @badgercrowd.bsky.social #Badgers #wildlife #ukwildlife
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Woah steady! Cub loses balance mid-scratch then carries on as though nothing happened! Nothing to see here! #severnsidesett @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgercrowd.bsky.social @loveday-p.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social #wildlife #ukwildlife
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Youngster sneaks in: As the yearling female gets distracted by an itch the youngster tries to sneak in once again but gets warned off again #severnsidesett
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Bolder youngster: this older cub thinks about challenging yearling for some of the peanut treats and gets close then thinks better of it #severnsidesett @loveday-p.bsky.social @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgercrowd.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk youtu.be/pu2-MCbd_ug
Youngsters need to be kept in their place and this youngster is a bit nervous of the dominant sow #severnsidesett
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Who knew? White undergarments! As this young female badger scratches you can see the colour of the under fur which is white #severnsidesett @badgertrust.bsky.social @loveday-p.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social #wildlife #ukwildlife #badger
You'd think badgers would have permanently muddy noses as they grub through the soil to forage but they clean up really carefully #severnsidesett @badgertrust.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social #ukwildlife #wildlife
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Getting personal; muddy nose engages the male in grooming until a short lived distraction disturbs them #severnsidesett @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgercrowd.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social #badger #badgers #willdife #ukwildlife @loveday-p.bsky.social youtu.be/vXCfnLBcY68
Check it out! As discussed, smell is important to badgers and we can see it being employed here #severnsidesett @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgercrowd.bsky.social @loveday-p.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social #Badgers youtu.be/me3rK55Omq8
Rough grooming: Badgers don't do gentle grooming #severnsidesett @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgercrowd.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social @bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social #Badgers youtu.be/WBrIVVIhSqs
Rollover Beethoven - when youthful exuberance gets the better of you #severnsidesett @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgerlandcouk.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social #Badgers #badgersofinstagram #canthecull @loveday-p.bsky.social youtu.be/U9OmqTbKiQI
Short video blink and miss it! Badgers are fastidious and change/air bedding regularly; they drag bedding backwards, sometimes over large distances #severnsidesett @loveday-p.bsky.social @badgertrust.bsky.social @badgercrowd.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social youtu.be/McVrDb_bTaU
Scent marking; badgers constantly mark other clan members and the ground, so they build a clan identity and scent marked paths so they are confident in where they are and who they are with #severnsidesett @badgertrust.bsky.social @loveday-p.bsky.social @badgercrowd.bsky.social
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The boar emerges, followed by the sow #severnsidesett is a fairly safe setting but it will be interesting to see how many badgers and from where they emerge youtu.be/8VCwLlmRctI @badgertrust.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social @loveday-p.bsky.social #Badgers #ukwildlife #wildlife
