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At around 2130 I walked down the garden to put the cushions away as rain is forecast. To my surprise a badger appeared from the side of the summer house.
I stopped in my tracks and watched him approach. I have no idea if it was a he or a she of course. 
He was not put off by my presence, maybe he had not noticed me. 
At this point I moved and he turned around and disappeared up the garden. I quietly followed but he had completely disappeared.
That was my excitement for the day. A close encounter of the beautiful kind. Thanks for reading. D.
On reflection this morning I have decided that for my gardens sake, I don’t want him back, just in case he starts making himself at home, digging or making a latrine. Yikes.
Such a beautiful creature.
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What a thrilling encounter!
I do hope he/she wanders further afield, they can do a lot of damage in a garden can’t they.
But so good to have met such a magnificent creature.
Thrilling indeed. So lovely. A regular perambulation with no digging would be ideal.
Yes, that would be perfect.
To me, that is a most exciting thing to see a badger in one’s garden. And what a lovely healthy specimen. I hope he/ she doesn’t do damage and that you continue to be able to enjoy a visit every now and then.
Absolutely! I think he was a youngster as he looked so healthy. Infrequent but regular walks through would be perfect.
Definitely check your boundaries, we’ve had badgers in the garden here and they can do a lot of damage.
Yes I will be on the lookout this weekend as I know they are big diggers.
Oh my, I’ve never seen a badger – we don’t have them here – sounds like they are rarely seen or are they prevalent?
Sadly I have previously only seen them on the side of roads, dead. They are said to carry bovine TB and are not liked here. That said they are beautiful creatures.
This is very much like our kangaroos, who often meet a nasty end on the side of the road as well. Both are lovely creatures, indeed.
I remember seeing kangaroos on the roadside in Australia, quite a shocking sight. Shame there’s not room for all creatures and our cars
Don’t badgers have potential to damage the garden?
Do they make latrines like raccoons do, or do they just leave it all over the place?
I don’t know anything about raccoons habits but badgers tend to make a latrine. Yuck
Raccoons do as well, although they will do it while out and about too.
That they do
Yes, lovely to host such a visitor from a Nature viewpoint, but having read with horror on other blogs the damage they can do, I would quickly be worried about the risk to my garden…hope it was a one off…
Yes I hope his visit is a one off or else there’s going to be trouble
How lovely to catch such a close-up of him/her! I agree, best if he or she doesn’t feel too much at home and bring the family along!
Hi Cathy. It was a memorable moment but would prefer that it is a one off, for the sake of the garden.