Hungry Mum
She's been coming out about an hour before dusk for a week or so. The first time I was worried but we gave her wet (cat) food, in case she was dehydrated, she ate hungrily & seemed healthy. The second time, again I was a little concerned but she ate happily & I decided she must be nursing. I look for her every evening now & she knows I'm giving her food. She must go back to the nest, feed the hoglets & I have seen the first of the babies out & about when I put food, dry & wet, out just before it's completely dark, for the last couple of nights.
We have plenty of water dishes around the garden & this year, as it's so dry, I put wet food out as well, my usual routine was just dry food.
I think she's the female baby (Crumb) from last year, as she's less nervous of me than her Mum (Biscuit).
I feel so fortunate to have these incredible creatures in the garden. The other evening we had 4 adults - possibly previous generations returning to where they know there is food & water & a completely obsessed human.
Last pic, one of the cats paying no attention to the fact that there's cat food down, being eaten by a hedgehog.