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Mal Ingham

@ingham_mal

Former Head Ranger & Wildlife Officer mon badgers & otters - cam trapper - author of 'From Badgers to Nighthawks' & 'The Tales of Old Billy Badger'🦡🦦🦇🦔🐾

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A Nutter clan sow & her cub enjoying each others company. Despite the Nutter clan sett being a large well established sett there are generally only around 7 or 8 individual adults at any one time + cubs. This year only the 1 sow gave birth to a single cub.

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The Nutter clan having just emerged go through their nightly ritual of scratching, grooming & generally just chilling before wandering off on their foraging expeditions.

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The clan are out & about foraging leaving the youngest member of the Nutter clan to amuse him/her self with only a sheep for company.

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Excuse me you two, I've been out foraging for worms all night & I'm trying to get some kip down here!! Will you please go and make your racket somewhere else!

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Junior all alone again & just mooching around. Watch for the Del Boy bit at the end!! Only those who watched the TV comedy series 'Only Fools & Horses' & the clip of Del Boy falling through the open bar hatch will get this.☺️

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Badger, fox & buzzard by the wood water bath. Access to fresh clean water is a vital commodity for wildlife & particularly so during these periods of hot, dry weather.

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The No-Tail clan enjoying a rough & tumble by the water bath in the wood. Play is an integral part of badger social life, it strengthens bonds, develops strength & helps to form the hierarchy within a clan.

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Badgers from the Dickens clan quenching their thirst from the water trough followed by magpie & blue tit. Clean, fresh water is a vital commodity for wildlife during long, hot dry spells.