Heedful Temple Balsall Badgers…
There were no appearances of meaty mammals
Nervelessly leaving well hidden setts, nor was there familiarity,
Or grooming, or rollicking and play-fighting, or an aura of comfort,
Or confidence, or a languid clan amiability…
There were cautious, slimmer badgers, heedful mammals
Nervously spilling from random holes and there was a proclivity
To sidle, to forage alone and emit an aura of ignorant discomfort,
To be timid and to skulk fearfully with solitary antipathy…
Pete Ray
10th June 2025…
Watching the current BBC Springwatch programme and the featured badgers at Longshaw in the Peak District, the mammals’ behaviour there has precious little in common with that of the badgers at Temple Balsall in Warwickshire.
Certainly, Longshaw is a vast area, whereas Temple Balsall’s badgers reside in a copse next to a lane, which carries vehicles regularly, whilst a flight path towards Birmingham airport is directly overhead and there is sheep farming, plus a natural cemetery close by too.
The leaner badgers emerge sullenly and forage alone, rarely bothering with other clan members.
Fascinating…
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