Hoggies everywhere

Last night I went out to chase a cat away from the fox food. I realised that there was a hog in the feeding station as I could hear crunching. I then became aware that another hog was behind the tree. I grabbed the camera and got pictures of three hedgehogs.

Mrs Hog having a drink after feeding in the hog station.

Second hog that was in the feeding station with Mrs Hog.  I don't know if this is male or female but it is a similiar size to Mrs Hog.

This is the 3rd hog and I'm sure it's a male - he's huge!

Two hogs in the feeding station.  Pity there is no camera in there.  I might have to look into that.

Mr Hog sneezing and then rushing off to push the second hog out of the way. They are very quick when they decide to run.

Mrs Hog has left the hog house and decided to sleep elsewhere. Below is the hog house and the nest she has been tucked up in since the beginning of February 2011.

Sparrowhawks where displaying over the garden today. They circle and then fly high on the thermals. Raptors also tend to food pass but I've never been lucky enough to witness it let alone photograph it.

This a male.  You can tell by the orange/red chest feathers.

I saw the Grey Wagtails at their nesting site today at the stream close to me.

This is their nesting site.  The nest tends to be in the bank under the tree where the stream curves round. Unfortunately I cannot get pictures from the opposite side of the bank as this is private land.

The stream is clean and has brown trout in it. The banks are covered in litter that people just dump.