Horace can be a bit of a bully boy but he knows when it’s time to stay still

One thing we have noticed about our friendly little hedgehog, Horace, that although he bumbles around looking for food he can be quite a little tough guy when he wants to be.

It first came to light not long after we set the camera up.

One night a hedgehog turned up only seconds after Horace had gone off camera in a completely different direction. The newcomer did appear to be a touch smaller than our regular visitor.

Within seconds of him going to the food dish Horace came barreling out of nowhere and headed straight for the intruder who had the good sense to roll up into a ball.

After pushing the prickly ball around for a while Horace went to check on the food dish and positioned himself right over it as though guarding it from predators.

This is why I was not surprised when I viewed the trail camera images a few nights ago to see him come face to face with a cat and the cat . . . . . . .

See for yourself:

As you can see the cat spotted the angry little eyes and then saw the undergrowth rustling and at the last moment decided to turn tail leaving Horace the victor.

Mind you this particular cat is not the most intelligent feline around but more about that another time.

Horace, on the other hand, knows when to leave the field to a more powerful adversary, even if that adversary is the female of the species.

As you can see Horace had only just entered his brick bunker when he stopped having obviously heard Francesca’s approach. He even waited until she had cleared out.

The next shot showed Francesca disappearing to the viewer’s left while Horace stayed put in the entrance to make sure she had gone.

I must admit our garden wildlife gives us lots of fun.