DRY CRIK Journal

Well, now, don't know that I'd want one living too close, John & Robbin... that dead level gaze really gives away the fact that your new neighbor isn't quite as "cute" as it looks. Good luck!

Right you are, Krys. We’re keeping an eye on nearby earth moving to determine if Mr. &/or Mrs. Badger was just cleaning-out a ground squirrel borough of half-grown babies or setting-up camp for its own Badger litter. Using a telephoto lens, I had hoped the camera caught more attitude than “cute.” This evening, the half-grown ground squirrels appeared to have reoccupied the rockpile.

Give an update on the badger. Hopefully that elusive fellow moved on. I am betting race horses at Hollywood Park and thought I would check on what you are doing. I live off of 88 and staying clear of traffic this Memorial Day. Hope our servicemen feel appreciated today and tomorrow. L

Hi Linda, thanks for asking – I thought of posting an update, but we haven’t seen hide or hair of the badger since the photos. More than likely here only for a meal, a snake or ground squirrel in the same rockpile where we stack our tree prunings from the yard for burning come winter. In the following days, replacement heifers gathered to the field around the house picked the leaves clean of the branches as our green feed turned brown and just couldn’t resist pawing through the badger’s fresh mounds of dirt. Perhaps too much company, the scenario of moving to a quieter neighborhood beats the alternatives of relocation – the safest and most expedient of which would have been permanent. But we’re still keeping an eye pealed.