Badger

Great to see you have the young ones coming through Ade and i know you put a lot of work into these :clap:
 
Neil B said:
Great to see you have the young ones coming through Ade and i know you put a lot of work into these :clap:
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sat watching the sett now mate, in the vain hope one pops out before nightfall.
 
Fed up now, dark as hell and a no show. Should not have sold my flash guns recently. At least my night vision gigs work.
 
Hopefully,may get some shots soon. Turn off after 20 secs.


 
Just read this thread with interest. I found a big sett last winter and only got round to visiting it this evening for the first time. The badgers appeared out at 9pm and I got a few shots and video clips with up to 8 animals in them at the same time. Has anyone used flash for shots like this or would it disturb them too much. I was between 70 and 200mm, up to iso 3200 at f 2.8 and still only getting 1/30. A brighter evening would help a bit. They were coming to within 10 meters of me and they were fascinating to watch.
 
phil_b said:
Just read this thread with interest. I found a big sett last winter and only got round to visiting it this evening for the first time. The badgers appeared out at 9pm and I got a few shots and video clips with up to 8 animals in them at the same time. Has anyone used flash for shots like this or would it disturb them too much. I was between 70 and 200mm, up to iso 3200 at f 2.8 and still only getting 1/30. A brighter evening would help a bit. They were coming to within 10 meters of me and they were fascinating to watch.
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Difficult one Philip. There are some shots on here of badgers, but due to the time they are active, high ISO and slow shutter speeds seem the norm.

I`m not keen on using flash with any wildlife,especially nocturnal hunters like owls. I know some do it and best of luck to them, my preference is not to do so. Saying that, badgers have awful eyesight anyway, so would flashing them be detrimental to them, I feel not.

The group we have on the estate now have the sett covered by cameras and led PIR lights, this is mainly for their protection and for us to observe how the group are coming along. The parents are a young pair that moved in a while back, so watching them and how they progress is more important to me than photographing them at this stage. The lights do not seem to bother them one jot to be honest.
 
I have use flash with badgers (and pine martens) but they were taken close to the back door of the house and the animals were, I assume, used to lights - there was sometimes and outdoor light on when they visited. I have only used flash a few times but there was no reaction at all, from either. I thought the badgers, being less visually aware and very easily spooked, might have been scared away, but there was nothing.

However, badgers close to the sett and, I'm guessing, in an area away from any artifical lights may react differently.

Dave

Good to see your badgers are doing well, Ade.
 
Tringa said:
I have use flash with badgers (and pine martens) but they were taken close to the back door of the house and the animals were, I assume, used to lights - there was sometimes and outdoor light on when they visited. I have only used flash a few times but there was no reaction at all, from either. I thought the badgers, being less visually aware and very easily spooked, might have been scared away, but there was nothing.

However, badgers close to the sett and, I'm guessing, in an area away from any artifical lights may react differently.

Dave

Good to see your badgers are doing well, Ade.
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Thanks Dave.

Been away for a week but will check the trail cams tomorrow.
 
fracster said:
Difficult one Philip. There are some shots on here of badgers, but due to the time they are active, high ISO and slow shutter speeds seem the norm.

I`m not keen on using flash with any wildlife,especially nocturnal hunters like owls. I know some do it and best of luck to them, my preference is not to do so. Saying that, badgers have awful eyesight anyway, so would flashing them be detrimental to them, I feel not.

The group we have on the estate now have the sett covered by cameras and led PIR lights, this is mainly for their protection and for us to observe how the group are coming along. The parents are a young pair that moved in a while back, so watching them and how they progress is more important to me than photographing them at this stage. The lights do not seem to bother them one jot to be honest.
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:agree:
It depends on how lucky you are, i have them in my garden so spend much more time watching than taking pics, one thing that always never sits right with me is using flash but that is just IMHO and these days i just use ISO 16k and make do with not pixel peeping :rolleyes:
 


 
Great thread Fracster. Love what you are doing for the badgers.
I've just found out about an active sett near me. Unfortunately its on the edge of a cornfield, which will make imaging a task, but it should give me a good insight into their path network. This will be very useful when the crops have been harvested.
I plan to knock up a trailcam with a Raspberry Pi and some IR LEDs, but a bit wary as the sett intersects a public right of way.
Great stuff, keep 'em coming
 
@OldCarlos

Seems the event did not disrupt the badgers. Ignore the date,needs resetting.

 
That's really good news. Very pleased. :cool:
 
OldCarlos said:
That's really good news. Very pleased. :cool:
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Still knocking about Carl, all seem fit and healthy and the sett is not being disturbed,looking good for them:




 
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