A Badger Tale:
For many years, a badger family has visited our garden. We always know when they’ve popped over, because they leave a merry trail of destruction and well, um… other ‘leaving gifts’.
But overall, I’m quite proud to be the provider of Badger B&B
But… 1/?

…they’ve taken a liking to the food I put out for the birds and what was the odd gentle soirée has now turned into a series of heists
2/?

Last week, I put a fat block containing dried mealworms and insects into its cage/holder. It survived one night.
The 2nd morning, I found the badger has unhooked the fat block holder and carried it off back to his family! I can picture them passing it around 3/?

‘Ere cubs, ‘ave a bit of this, put hairs on yer chest it will, fell off the back of a bird feeder *wink wink

I thought - stupidly - that would be the end of it. But no, Bodge the Burglar Badger had other ideas 4/?

Last night he pulled the bottom off another bird feeder. He must’ve dangled from it, or taught his cubs to whack it with big sticks like a piñata.

Maybe it was a badger birthday party?

Either way, my birds are sad