There are badgers at the bottom of the field and getting a decent photo has proved difficult for a number of reasons, not least that the sett is under trees and the animals never seem to emerge until its pitch black. I’ve sat up a tree for hours with my camera on the tripod below and it’s so dark, I can hardly see them, even when they’re eating my peanuts. A few nights ago, I managed to find a spot in the open where I could watch from a distance and this was the result. On reflection, I should have had a longer lens so for the next few nights, I hauled my 300 2.8 down to the sett. This would have been a much better result had it not been for cows! For a start, I was harassed by the whole herd on the way down the field and then I found they were sharing my hide spot so I had to decamp elsewhere. The result – zilch. A good many hours wasting my time watching, well, nothing. I really need to get back to my preferred spot but I need a solution to the cows which just won’t easily come to my mind…
Are they a couple or mother and child?
Definitely parent and child but not sure which sex as it is difficult to tell the difference. Apparently, some males have a thinner, whiter tail but I’m afraid this image does not help.