Baby Badgers!!

[mjs1973]

I got up early this morning and staked out a badger hole I found a couple of weeks ago. After sitting in my truck for 3 hours, these two finally popped their heads out. The photo session only lasted about 90 seconds, and back down the hole they went. I waited for another hour, but they didn't come back out. Hopefully I will get another chance to see these two again soon.

[big baldo]

Thats just awesome!! Great shot!! Ive never seen a badger in the wild. Are they common to your part of the state? I am originally from Michigan but I dont remember ever seeing them or hearing about them.
Thanks for sharing!

[paulnj]

These are the first badgers on this site!!!!!! Great catch!

[mjs1973]

Thanks BB. Wisconsin is knows as the "Badger State" but I wouldn't say they they are all that common. I think they come out mostly at night, so not many people see them. I have lived in WI all my life (I'm 33) and when I first found this den, it was only the 2nd living badger I had ever seen in the wild.

Here's another shot I just finished.

[mjs1973]

Thanks Paul. I only got off about 11 shots, but it was well worth the 4 hour wait.

[Bevb]

Fantastic images well worth the wait.

[Copy_Kot]

Great catch Michael! Well worth the wait indeed!

[Knight]

Priceless Michael , well worth the effort and time spent waiting. Well Captured

[Jaedon]

Proof that patience is a virtue with a picture worth more than a 1000 words....... that and awesome pics Michael.

[Loupey]

Very cute and great job with your perserverence!

I've never seen wild badgers myself. I hope you'll have some more opportunities with these guys. Thanks for sharing these with us.

[mjs1973]

Thanks for looking and commenting everyone. I hope I can find more time to try and get some more pics of the badgers. I would like a pic of mamma too, but she never showed while I was there yesterday. Maybe I'll have to take a day off this week.

[AmberC]

These are the first badgers on this site!!!!!! Great catch!

You mean I have never posted my mother in law??!! (j/k!)

What a great shot! They are absolutely adorable!

Amber

[readingr]

Beautifully captured.

Roger

[karen m.]

Congrats on the Featued photo
That is a great picture!

[Canon_Bob]

Congrats on the feature! Those are some really great shots of an interesting animal. Used to see these all the time when I lived in Montana.

[mjs1973]

Thanks everyone for the kind words, and thanks Mods for the POTW! I'm hoping to get out and get some more shots of these guys this weekend. The weekend is looking pretty busy so far tho.

[paulnj]

....... It's POTW(Photo Of The Week) and thank you! for posting them.

[mjs1973]

Oops, forgot the T, all better now.

[Bevb]

Big Congrats on featured photo, a very very worthy one, i could expect to see this on a front cover!