We haven’t seen the badgers the last two nights. Either they were foraging farther away from their den, not coming out as early, or they got tired of the attention and moved their den. Their den is roughly 50 feet from the main trail in the bosque that gets a lot of foot, dog, bike and horse traffic. For the couple of times we have seen the badgers they were very cooperative. If you missed the video of the badgers I posted last week, you can watch it at https://wp.me/p1yQyy-4iU.
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Lol! That last pic… the badger is adorable. I really like their little faces. Thank you for the wonderful shts, Timothy!
Your are welcome, Resa. I never realized how adorable badgers are before I met them up close and personal. They are known to be bad tempered, but these were not aggressive or particularly bothered by us.
Thanks for sharing these pics. I think-well hope-that they will show up again. I think they will. They are so cute!
Thanks, Susan. I hope we see them again.
I was talking to a guy from Wisconsin while orca watching. He said badgers are his region’s animals. He has never seen one.
Hi Cindy. We didn’t know we had them. I’ve played, explored and walked in the bosque for over 50 years, and had never seen a badger until last week. They where a complete surprise.
They look different from badgers here
I think there are a variety of badgers. Thanks Simon.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_badger
I was reading that there’s a controversy over weather culling European badgers lowers incidents of bovine TB.
Yes that is very much around in the UK as a controversy as there are culling areas.
How delightful to see them at play. Don’t often get the chance.
That was really special. Thanks, Couriers.
Don’t mess with a badger. They can be quite vicious and will fight off predators such as Bears and Wolves.
Badgers can be vicious. These badgers didn’t feel threatened. Thanks.
Oh wow I love the last one. I think he’s smiling for you! So sweet. I’ve never seen a badger before with my own two eyes. Lucky you. 🙂
They are awfully cute for as vicious as badgers are known to be. Thanks, Michelle.
OH I know. You did such a great job of capturing them. LOL and brave too. 😀
Amazing photos of these very cute creatures…is this what is known as a Honey Badger, I have heard they are tenacious. 🙂
Hi Hollie. These are called North American Badgers. Honey badgers are black with silver hair on the top of their head and their back.
Thanks Tim, these are fascinating creatures. Great shots!
Thanks, Hollie. I hadn’t thought about how adorable badgers are until I saw these three. They’re mostly described as cranky and vicious. One person at our office couldn’t believe that badgers would come within 50 feet of me without attacking. Badgers don’t have good reputations. Sadly, they kill thousands of them in Europe every year blaming badgers for bovine TB.
That’s a shame re the killing of these little animals. I have to agree with Resa, the last pic is adorable, love that face!
That’s the mama badger watching us from the entrance to the den.
You have a good rapport with your bosque residents! I, too, am sorry to hear so many are being killed in Europe.
Thanks, Lavinia.
Handsome! I had heard that they could be vicious .. protecting their own no doubt
HI Julie. I definitely don’t want to threaten them.