What may have helped was having a pacemaker. As I approached the railway station, I noticed that I was being raced by a small, low slung entity about 10 metres ahead of me.
I've never seen a hedgehog run so fast - it took me a few seconds to catch up with it! Specimen in good nick too.
Always pleased to see them about, safe away from roads.
Si
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They are become much rarer. I put down cat food for our two farm cats in the hay barn and often when I go in there are hedgehogs eating it. It is good to see them tucking in and building up their strength for their hibernation. On the day I found the kittens I walked down the lane later and within a hundred yards of one another I found two young dead hedgehogs killed on the road. So sad.
ReplyDeleteI suspect we may have a hedgehog (at last!) in our garden - the poo could be hedgehog poo. The dish of cat food I leave out regularly gets eaten - but we also have some greedy cats on our road. I really hope it's a hedgehog as we've made the garden a haven for wildlife and they'd have a 5☆ home with us!!
ReplyDeleteLovely photo.. we put food out for our hedgehog visitors, I must pop out one evening and see if I can spot them and take a photo. We have seen several come to a horrible end on the road near us.. so sad as they are in decline.
ReplyDeleteSo lovely to see one, a real treat.
ReplyDeleteThanks all! Luckily, lots of gaps in the fences in my area for them to get about!
ReplyDeleteIt really is surprising how fast they can move on those little legs.
ReplyDeleteLovely to see the hedgehog - yes they can get a move on when they want to :)
ReplyDeletehow lovely to be joined by a hedgehog!
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