Spikes! Hedgehogs
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The resident female Hedgehog was out foraging in the garden just after dawn today, but could not be tempted with a bowl of water or dried food pellets. She was found grossly underweight earlier this year and taken to a local animal shelter where she was brought up to a proper weight before being released back into the garden.
Fascinating facts about Hedgehogs: a group of hedgehogs is called an 'array’; a hedgehog has between 5,000 and 7,000 quills; there are 17 different species of hedgehog; and hedgehogs have poor eyesight, so rely predominantly on their smell and hearing to navigate.
It's always a bit concerning to see a hedgehog during daylight hours but this little fella looks to be in good health and has spent a few minutes wandering & feeding in my garden for the past two afternoons.
Although hedgehogs shouldn't really be wandering around in the daytime I do wonder if this one came out of hibernation during the warm spell and the sudden drop to freezing conditions has altered his usual nocturnal behaviour.
Hopefully he'll be fine - we've left him some water and a little hedgehog food as a helping hand and I'm pleased to say he has also taken up residence in one of the hedgehog houses in the garden.
Two quite different shots, but both on an autumnal theme...
I don't think I'll ever tire of seeing our local hedgehogs. I consider myself lucky to have them visiting our garden, and it's great to see that three are now nightly visitors (this time last year we only had the one).
Sadley you just don't see many hedgehog's anymore , i was lucky to get this shot in its natural enviroment :)
Wild hedgehog that visits the garden most nights after dark. Came a bit earlier yesterday so I grabbed a shot.
Poor Hedgehogs are having a tough time in this hot, dry spell. Their diet consists of beetles, worms, caterpillars, slugs and almost anything they can catch, but worms are particularly hard to come by as the soil is so hard. This hungry Hedgehog was desperately searching for bird seed.
The Hedgehog is the only spiny British mammal, and can live up to 10 years - although this is exceptional. More than half die within their first year, and average life expectancy is 2-3 years in the wild.
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Continuing with the camera traps in the garden, here's a couple from a successful few nights trying some reflections of the nightly hedgehog visitor...
An early evening visitor to our garden, taken last month. The flower in the background is catmint. Many thanks to all who take the time to view, comment or fave my images.
A hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) that appeared to be exhausted, photographed at the entrance to the park in Svaneke, a town on the eastern coast of the Baltic island of Bornholm, September 21, 2024.
Lesser Tenrec Azizi photographed with Forsythia.
I need to get all 6 tenrecs' claws trimmed before they are photographed so I took just a few images of him on an Ipad.
Met this friendly fella during a walk in Charlottenburg castle garden during a January afternoon.
Hedgehogs are mainly nocturnal, generally sleeping during daytime. I do not know why this one decided to go for a day walk ...
Another encounter of the prickly kind in the garden recently... Loving that these guys are visiting regularly!
A hedgehog foraging in daylight especially in a busy area is not a good thing. Generally severe illness or starvation or dehydration are the only causes of such behaviour. I was able to get dozens of shots of this little fellow. I hope he survives.
Under the leadership of the elf, the hedgehog changed the earth, and flowers grew everywhere it went.
Un petit modèle qui ne manque pas de piquant.
Dédicace pouit-pouit :-)
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A couple from the garden recently. These two images are actually of two different hedgehogs. They had a scuffle (they don't tolerate each other!) and went their separate ways.
A couple from the garden recently. These two images are actually of two different hedgehogs. They had a scuffle (they don't tolerate each other!) and went their separate ways.