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A Look Back over July

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  An August Update for the HogBlog... It;s always good to start with a picture, and here's a rare colour image of Seymour, captured by our main Trailcam on the 21st July at 4.49 am.  Granted, it's just a back view, but as the cameras tend to capture more of those than of anything else, it does, at least, show daylight activity.  It's possible that the dire weather has caused some adaptation of the hogs' behaviour.  Or perhaps someone just stayed up late that day... The July weather, while a washout for humans, did not seem to bother the hogs.  During this time, several visits were made by at least two, more likely three or even four hedgehogs - although Sal, the potentially pregnant hog, made far fewer visits and when she reappeared, was far less bulky than previously. The installation in a sheltered spot of a purpose-built Hedgehog Hut was installed early in July, and a secondary trailcam installed with views of the entrance.  It was hoped that a pregnant hog might fin
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Welcome to Seymour and Sal's HogBlog

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 Welcome to Seymour and Sal's HogBlog. Seymour and Sal are two hedgehogs that frequently visit our garden through the warmer months.  First discovered in Autumn 2021 by accident one evening, their presence has been a joy and a delight, particularly after a wildlife camera was installed to try to capture some footage. This screenshot, taken from a video in June 2022, shows the pair at the dish of hedgehog food.  Sal is on the left of the picture, while Seymour is on the right.   Initially, the hogs were wary of sharing and often bristled up around their faces when invading each other's space.  But generally speaking, there's enough food for the two of them and they visit throughout the night, and although they generally having their own preferred foraging times, these do tend to overlap.  After some weeks of close observation, it became easy to tell them apart.  Seymour has a longer face that Sal, his upper jaw extends further, and as a result of an injury we saw him with in
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