Monday, 8 May 2023

SOLIHULL ROAST CHICKEN TAKEAWAY: feeding badgers at Temple Balsall...

 Solihull Roast Chicken Takeaway…



The Sunday roast’s leftovers, no bones naturally,

Were packed round with peanuts to take away

To Temple Balsall as a treat for any inquisitive 

Badgers, as dusk dimmed a May sunset inside the wood.

The considerable wait became awkward and unbearably

Still, as the silence harangued, barely held at bay

By the calls of geese and the songs of blackbirds, plaintive.

But still, as darkness fell no badgers touched the food…


Finally, as the gloom began to encumber my vision, 

Two adult brocks, their movements keen, yet tentative,

Slunk from setts and foraged in the evening tension

Within the magical copse, their presence addictive…  


Pete Ray

8th May 2023  


7th May 2023 and even the odour from pieces of roast chicken failed to lure the cete members out of their setts, until it was almost dark, when two badgers finally appeared…

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