The Apparition In The Copse
Effectively I was a mere apparition,
A presence, a stationary spook.
I was largely undetected
By feeding badgers, which remained unaffected,
Except perhaps by occasional
Sniffs of the air and a slightly
Concerned hesitation,
Before returning to their foraging attrition
In the haunt, the copse, their shady nook…
Pete Ray
2nd June 2022
Weird feeling being unnoticed, unmoving and unheard, standing in silence, observing.
It felt like being an apparition which the badgers didn’t react to, bar a few stares and sniffs of the air…
An adult and one of the cubs shuffled across to a bowl of water which I had topped up and they drank from it, the first time I have seen any of the badgers do that…
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