There are some disadvantages to having a pool...Mark opened the shutters this morning and said 'a hedgehog has fallen into the pool!' Unfortunately the previous owners didn't replace a damaged summer cover and the very heavy winter cover is impractical for taking off and putting in every day - so off it stays until we buy a new one. ( A short, sharp storm came over yesterday hence all the leaves in the water!)
We rushed downstairs and found that a baby hedgehog was swimming round in circles and
Mum was looking anxiously on, probably having fallen in too but found the steps. She looked very distressed.
Mark fished them out quickly and we put them under a hedge to recover. I checked on them about 15 minutes later and the mother had gone and the baby still there shivering. I hope he'll be OK. He snorts if I get too close, so perhaps that's a good sign!
7 comments:
WHAT A HOOT, FELICITY!!! JUST LOVE THESE IMAGES AND YOUR LOOSE SCREW ONES!!! BUT THAT HEDGEHOG!!! WHAT A FELLA!!
Felicity, that baby is SO cute! Hint-good subject for a sketch.
I see you are trying color-great job!
So good to see you back online.
cutie! poor little guy probably had chlorine in his snout!
I never realized how cute baby hedgehogs are. This is great!
awwww, just adorable!!
Here people pay a few hundred dollars for a hedge hog for a pet! I think he's very cute, but will stick with my cat.
I just love seeing these glimpses into your world. A hedgehog is something I couldn't imagine finding in a swimming pool. The most unusual thing we ever found in our pool (at the old house) was a Blue Tongue Lizard. Thankfully we saved him too. Hope the hedgehogs survived!
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