Thursday 4 August 2016

Hoglet's in the House!

Was just taking myself and my bike and my bed to bed last night when silhouetted against the sodium streetlit entrance to my drive, a small dark shape scuttle across the orange glow.

Obviously I knew what it was, but not how little it was. It was a half size hedgehog, a hoglet, out for an evening snuffle amid the leaves, only it was heading towards the road, pumped up on its little suspension like an old Citroen.

I headed it off, and it shot off surprisingly quickly to the shelter of the wall by the old Church next door. It was a shy little hoglet, and it decided to keep its face hidden while I took a couple of quick shots before leaving it be.

There was no casualty on the road this morning, so I'm hoping it was OK.

Si




8 comments:

  1. You are doing very well with your hedgehog sightings.

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  2. Oh hedgehog are so cute creatures of this world, there is one visitor in my garden but my dad is the only one to notice him. I tried, he is out of sight
    . Shy family of the hedgehogs!

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  3. Someone I know has a whole family! Good to see them about.

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  4. Lovely critters! We have them in the garden from time to time.

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  5. They are fascinating and super cute critters.
    I hope he will be careful.

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  6. So many get killed on the road - why do they always make for the road when surely the fields are full of things for them to eat.

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  7. So do I, making first steps on his own in the big wide world

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  8. Lovely to see the young hedgehog - sadly, sometimes see road casualties round here :(

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