This is the closest shot I've ever taken. Here I got the friendliest boar, who I call Oliver since he always wants more food, to come in with two sows to peanuts I'd placed just in front of where I was laying down on the grass. Standard lens, no zoom, hence burnout due to the proximity of the camera flash, about 18 inches only.
This is a very old boar who has since died. He commanded lots of respect and where others would need to use force, he only had to utter a faint growl for others to move away. He had a tusk like protuding overgrown lower tooth, not a problem, which you can just see at this side of his mouth.
"Oliver" again, as usual coming to "ask" for more. Here he's with the old boar to the left of his rump and two sows at the rear.
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Badgers
My local badgers know me so well now that they let me get very close, turn a reflector spotlight on them or use flash.
My local badgers know me so well now that they let me get very close, turn a reflector spotlight on them or use flash.
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On the right one of the large groups that occasionally come into the garden just outside my windows. When this happens there's a mad scramble to first at the peanuts and much bullying and shoving each other. The pecking order amongst the group soon becomes very clear.
YouTube video
Click on the left hand image to see a full colour video of of badgers happily feeding on peanuts in my garden under a spotlight for filming.
Taken with the VGA video mode on an old 3 megapixel still camera so the resolution and quality rather low
Click on the left hand image to see a full colour video of of badgers happily feeding on peanuts in my garden under a spotlight for filming.
Taken with the VGA video mode on an old 3 megapixel still camera so the resolution and quality rather low
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