In the heart of the tranquil woods, where nature's symphony weaves its delicate melodies, a poignant tale of innocence and loss unfolded. On a serene day, as the gentle sunlight streamed through the rustling

It was quite windy the other day, but I went to do my daily rounds in the woods anyway. Like I always do regardless of weather. On my latest walk, my attention was attracted by a small ground of the Scarce

In an earlier trail cam footage from the sett of the badger pair where the sow gave birth to beautiful and healthy triplets, the mother of the cubs showed signs of being unwell. At the time I didn’t know

Even though the Badger momma takes her cubs out of the sett now that they can walk on their own, they’re still clumsy and unsteady on their feet. One of the cubs was captured on my trail cameras is limping

While Smiley Vixen lives it up in her new den, the area sure is never dull. Recently, an unidentified animal made a harrowing distress call that rang through the part of the forest like a horror movie

It happens all too often that some people unknowingly kidnap a juvenile bird thinking it’s injured or orphaned. These young birds are called fledglings. Fledglings are well feathered and have already left

When I reviewed the trail camera footage after my latest hike to the sett of the badger pair, what I saw got me really worried. The female badger, who had recently given birth to three baby badgers, started

Smiley Vixen lives a good life in her new den. Now that it’s Spring, when the weather is nice, she likes to hang out on her den’s porch and enjoy the fresh forest air. But she’s still a wild animal and

When the badger mother took her babies out for the first time, they mostly stuck around nearby. On the next night out, she left them to play on their own, while she worked hard by dragging dry leaves into

Even though she did show she can stand up to aggressive invaders, the Smiley Vixen had otherwise been all smiles and cutes before. But that’s in the past. The cutie is not afraid to also show her uglier

Badger sow gave birth to triplets. This compilation of videos from my trail camera shows the moments when the baby badgers were taken out of the sett by their mother for the first time. The fur balls are

The barn swallows (Hirundo rustica) are migratory birds who are used being around people so we tend to see them often during the warmer time of year. But being wild birds, we usually only get to see what

After successfully defending her den from an aggressive intruder, Smiley Vixen (Vulpes Vulpes) is living it up in her new home. My trail camera captures her going in and out, and as always, whatever the

Up to now, I only had one trail camera at the sett of the European Badger pair (Meles Meles). The camera was facing the main entrance to the sett and only filmed the badgers going out of the set or returning

Not too long after the Smiley Vixen made her new home beside the sett of the injured badger, she was attacked by an intruding Red Fox (Vulpes Vulpes). The intruder was larger and stronger than her, but

Owing to the unseasonably cold temperatures with colder than usual as well as longer lasting winters, the Springtime continues to feel like winter with snow still falling on a semi-regular basis. The sett

Even though Spring is already in full spring according to the calendar, the weather is still more reminiscent of winter. On a slightly warmer night, we however got some rain and as I went for a walk through

After several weeks of the futile efforts to save the life of the injured badger, I was taken by surprise when I noticed that there’s a set of new and fresh holes just a short walk up the hill from the

In my video about Scarlet Elf Cups, my narration was interrupted by a Eurasian Jay (Garrulus Glandarius) mimicking a Common Buzzard (Buteo Buteo): In this video I introduce the bird making the sound. The

Recently I have welcomed back the Common Buzzards (Buteo Buteo). While these birds of prey don’t always migrate and in some parts of Europe stick around year round, it’s not the case in my neck of the