A Visit from Mr Hedges...

I know it isn't earth-shattering stuff but I just had to share these pics of the visitor I had in my garden this bright afternoon - first time I have seen one of them at any other time than dusk or very early morning (except that time one got stuck in a bin bag of textiles waiting for recycling, for some reason).

This pic was taken on zoom through the window;

This one I took outside, quite close to him.  He did decide to go and hide in a bush, rather unsuccessfully, then the neighbour's cat came over to see what was going on so we had to go back in and hope the kitty left the hedgehog alone.  I think he did, he's met the spikey ones before.