Hedgehog!!!

[sherrardk]

Just seen my first hedgehog sashaying up the garden wiggling his butt - only saw one once last year. Hadn’t put the feeding station or food out because of the wind, but it was out there within seconds (with a big rock on it to stop it blowing away). I so want to make our garden the destination garden for some of the local hedgehogs - will put the nature camera out when the risk of winds has passed. I’m ridiculously pleased (and relieved that it’s not rats living under next door’s shed).

[Cloverjo]

Lovely. I haven’t seen a hedgehog for decades. I hope yours hangs around for some time.

[Togo]

Great stuff Sherra. Have a word with Boaty from the Early Birds thread. He has been a h/og "keeper" for years and may well have a few tips. Get that camera out there next week and you will have an audience. Been a while since we saw one...…..but we do have a Stoat visit now and again. Lithe beggars they are.

[sherrardk]

It/they had better hang around - on the back of a 10 second sighting last year I have bought a hedgehog house (with camera), a hand-made feeding station (with flowers painted on it and a ‘prickle stop’ sign - it looked more welcoming than a maufacured one), a nature camera and huge bag of hedgehog food :)

[Canary42]

/// It had better hang around ///

It's bound to with a big rock on it.

Oh, that was the feeding station, ooops my bad.

[Togo]

You will have to call it Sonic if it moves that fast Sherr :))

Or Sony...……..Sony and Sherr. Haha.

[Barmaid]

Aww. I've not seen any here yet although we had several last year.

They used to love scavenging under the bird feeders. And my goodness do they make a racket when they are mating!

[sherrardk]

V good Togo :)

I absolutely adore hedgehogs (we used to have a season pass for Mrs Tiggywinkles) - apparently your lucky if hedgehogs visit you, so fingers crossed.

[tonyav]

And my goodness do they make a racket when they are mating!

Not surprised with all those prickles !

[Barmaid]

lol, fair point TonyAV. I suppose I'd blinkin yell with all those pricks.

[Barmaid]

Although today we had 7 male pheasants in the garden. They are truly stunning, their colours are magnificent.

Mr BM asked me what I was looking at. I said "I'm just looking at all those impressive cocks". He just smirked and said "no change there then".

[marval]

I am glad you have a hedgehog, they are lovely creatures.

[sherrardk]

It was quite sweet really (after I’d (selfishly) gone out to see it - himself spotted it first) I called my eldest daughter and when we came in she had tears in her eyes (she’s my partner in crime when it comes to animals and birds).

[Togo]

The adjective "shimmering" would have fitted perfectly between impressive and cocks there BM.

[ummmm]

Noisy feckers aren't they!!

[anneasquith]

I don’t really like hedgehogs, :*(

[gness]

Wonderful, Sherr.....I had a photo from the daughter yesterday of the hedgehog caught on her wildlife camera.......a bit early I thought but bliss!....x

[calmck]

In January my dogs found mother Tiggy with three newborns. The size of my thumb and skin like a plucked chicken. Re located to safer nest and doing well

[Gill1941]

That's great, sherr.
I absolutely love hedgehogs and had one in the garden last year. Like you, bought a hedgehog house which he didn't use. A camera, too, and had lots of pictures of him for several weeks.
Will start putting food out soon but blowing a hooley today - worse than ever.

[rowanwitch]

Keep an eye on it it's turning cold again.

[sherrardk]

He/she has eaten some food (because there’s food scattered all over the ground) so that’s good news. The weather here is not supposed to be getting cold but I will keep an eye on him/her.