Just a colloquialism.
May I introduce to you our latest visitor, Heggarty the hedgehog.🦔
We had been concerned lately at the absence of our prickly friends.
We would normally expect to see at least one every night and at times up to four.
This year their presence has been marked by their absence.
Until last evening that it is, when our cameras recorded this season’s debutante.
European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Here in Devon hedgehogs are also known as hedgy-boars. Throughout the rest of the west country they are either referred to as furze-pigs or fuzz-pigs. Hedgepigs in the south of England and prickly-pigs in Yorkshire.
What do you call them where you live?
I've not seen a hedgehog in our garden for years, lucky you.
ReplyDeleteSadly it is the same for many. We feared it might have been the same for us till now
DeleteWe just call them hedgehogs. 🤣🤣🤣
ReplyDeleteThat is a big, healthy hedgehog. How lovely.
ReplyDeleteThank you. It did it all by itself. I just protect it.
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