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and then there were four - Badgers

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Posted by Jeff Harrison on August 5, 2010 at 12:43 PM
and then there were four - Badgers
The Badgers from a local sett have been making nightly visits to our garden for several months now and usually come in twos and threes but occasionally we get as many as five in together.
I've no photos of five yet but here's one featuring four of them - it's a shame the one at the back isn't showing its face but hopefully I'll get a bigger and better group shot eventually.
As ever, c & c most welcome :smile:

Taken with Canon 7D and Canon 70-200 L IS f/2.8 lens at 70mm, f/8, ISO250, 1/250th sec and Canon 580EXII and 430EX flash units fired remotely by Canon ST-E2 transmitter.
Posted by Dale Sutton on August 5, 2010 at 1:33 PM
Top shot Jeff.

Dale :toast: :toast:
Posted by Frederic Desmette on August 5, 2010 at 1:35 PM
Very nice picture indeed
Frederic
Posted by Karen Summers on August 5, 2010 at 1:40 PM
lovely Jeff and to get four thats something else
Posted by Andrew Mason on August 5, 2010 at 2:29 PM
I Iike that a lot Jeff. How lucky you are to have such visitors.
Posted by David Taylor on August 5, 2010 at 2:50 PM
Great shot in 2D, just imagine what it would be like in 3D, all those badgers coming towards you, right out of the screen.:eek: :biggrin: :wink: You are very privileged indeed to have such visitors to your garden.

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Posted by Austin Thomas on August 5, 2010 at 4:53 PM
Incredible Jeff.

You are so lucky to have these as visitors.

Cheers

Austin
Posted by Jeff Harrison on August 6, 2010 at 3:25 AM
Thanks folks - your comments are much appreciated and I am indeed privileged to have such visitors :smile:
Posted by David Sewell on August 6, 2010 at 4:42 AM
Three out of four facing the right way isn't bad. Cracking shot.

David
Posted by Tom Smit on August 6, 2010 at 4:55 AM
Great shot. I'll be happy to see one.
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Posted by Brett Lewis on August 6, 2010 at 6:02 AM
What a privilege Jeff and thanks for sharing with us..

Brett :toast:
Posted by Dale Sutton on August 6, 2010 at 6:17 AM
Hi Jeff this series of Badger shots are supeb.

Dale :toast:
Posted by Fran French on August 6, 2010 at 6:25 AM
What a privilege to have these guys visit, I am envious. A super image that I would love to have captured for my p/f.

Fran :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Craig Jones on August 6, 2010 at 7:44 AM
Brilliant amazing to see and cracking shot Jeff :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Phil Mclean on August 6, 2010 at 7:59 AM
Super shot Jeff.There's alot of very envious photographers looking at this!

Phil. :toast:
Posted by Jeff Harrison on August 6, 2010 at 10:42 AM
Thanks for all the further comments folks - much appreciated :smile:
The wife's beginning to talk about opening a B, B & B - Badgers, Bed & Breakfast :eek: :biggrin: :biggrin:
Posted by Cliff Young on August 6, 2010 at 11:43 AM
I hope you're not going to pay the price by having your lawn dug up .......... NIce shot all the same
Posted by Jeff Harrison on August 6, 2010 at 11:50 AM
I hope you're not going to pay the price by having your lawn dug up ..........


No Cliff - thankfully we appear to have got beyond that stage :smile: They've been coming in every night for more than 5 months now and only once, very early on, did they do any damage. We seem to have an unspoken 'protection racket' type of arrangement - if I put enough food out for them they leave the lawn/garden alone :wink: :biggrin:
Posted by Ian Macdermott on August 6, 2010 at 12:47 PM
Lovely shot Jeff :toast:

shame the forth ones not looking at you but thats life :smile:
Posted by Major Gilbert on August 6, 2010 at 4:19 PM
What a sight Jeff a big thumbs up to this one.

Major.
Posted by Jeff Harrison on August 7, 2010 at 1:50 AM
Cheers Ian & Major :smile: