Badger gets squeaky clean in bird bath

A badger has been spotted getting squeaky clean in a bird bath in Staffordshire.

Lesley Palmer discovered the animal after noticing her bird bath was empty of water and had moved during the night in her Newcastle-under-Lyme garden.

It has visited her garden every night for the past few months and recently, two cubs have appeared, she said.

It is not only badgers that explore Ms Palmer's garden, but a family of foxes, hedgehogs and squirrels.

"I just love it, it makes me smile and we're very privileged to have that in the garden," she said.

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