hedgehog neighbour

Posted on 1 July 2012 by lady dandelion

sniff sniff

During my visit to Sweden I was happy to encounter a hedgehog almost every day. This particular one hanged around in the backyard. It was very fond of eggs and liver paté. Its fondness for eggs made it try to eat the plate as well, with such gusto that I feared for its teeth, but the teeth remained unharmed. Unfortunately the photos don’t capture the sniffing and huffing and puffing that are their signature sounds.

oh, well
yum yum
hi
I’m the master of my own time
hey, what’s up
eggs…?
sniff sniff
Is this plate is made of eggs?
I have very strong teeth
oh, well

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hedgehog on an evening walk

Posted on 1 July 2012 by lady dandelion

Hi there

This perky little hedgehog crossed my path during my evening walk. As hedgehogs don’t live in the wild in the US (nor in Australia) it was an extra happy surprise to encounter one in broad daylight on my visit home. Most hedgehogs prefer to move about during the night and in bushes, so this hedgehog, sniffing around on a lawn in a park, was quite the exhibitionist even if it withdrew to more quiet quarters after a little while. They are much faster than one could think and their legs are much longer than one would expect for such a small animal, so they are not easy to capture. Nor do the photos capture their huffing and puffing sound. These shortsighted, pointynosed, spineclad, independent creatures are great little characters and it always feels like a privilege to meet one.

on the move
so much to sniff
yummy dead bird
sniffing
time to rush
Bye

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