They look lost

This cannot be in the wild, can it?

omg, that is crazy. I live in the badger state and I have never seen a wild badger before so I gotta think this is like winning the lottery, if in fact it is real.

What is that in the bottom right hand corner, A cat?
Run cat,run !!!
this just doesn't look natural, but a very cool photo either way.

I notice a full moon in the background. Methinks the badgers may have a touch of Luna Fever.

wow, i think that is a cat. and it looks like 2 of the badgers are looking at it... my guess is that that kitty is no more.

Hahaha! Popped just for the title!

pop for the title

And is that a rabbit in the upper left? Weird party!

Make that rabbit in the upper right. Sheesh. Can't tell my left from my OTHER left. Must be old age...

Oh, just above the Cat! It looks like a rabbit! Stop me before I post again...

I noticed that too. I think it's a rabbit shaped flower pot.

Looks Photoshopped, or a bunch of stuffed ones strategically placed. Many of the positions are too similar.

Where are the mushroom and snake? I'm confused!

Also, this is apparently photographed at night, but none of the eyes are glowing as is usual with live animals looking directly at a flash. And, the lighting looks very much like floodlights, especially with the moon being so dark.

Like djkraz, I am a Wisconsin resident, lifelong in fact, and I too have never seen a badger in the wild. They are mostly in the SW corner of the state I believe. Wisconsin became The Badger State because miners digging into hillsides reminded early settlers of the badgers in their dens. As well, although a fairly peaceful creature in general, the badger is a ferocious fighter when aggravated, a trait which was looked upon as a great representation of the nature of the citizenry. This is an amazing photo.

Wiccan, if that is in fact a flood-lit scene, there would be no red-eye. There are so many differing postures that it is hard to imagine it be a PShop job. Look at that one down on the wall edge near the flower-pot.

Badger, badger, badger, badger, badger, badger, badger, badger, badger, badger, badger, badger, (cat and rabbit?)

My other reason for skepticism is that, although badgers can live in groups, they don't tend to cooperate in feeding or in defending their territory. In that, they are primarily solitary. So, this roaming group is pretty much unlikely based on common behavior.

I have to admit that I did wonder about that. Perhaps they were baited?

I noticed what was funny about the picture (apart from the badgers) The shadows don't look right. I'm used to seeing classic snapshots, which were not photoshopped. As I see more, I suppose there are more photoshopped photos than natural these days
I also thought that the number of badgers in funny positions it would have been easier to hire a truck load of badgers. They may have just gone to the badger website. I know while it still looks funny being fooled can take some of the fun away, but not all of it. To be honest the only badger I am really familiar with, is the one in Wind in the Willows. (A book I have always been going to read) Might have to read it now.

The shadows don't look right.

AKA, there really aren't any shadows at all!

not saying i'm not skeptical, but if the flash of the camera was the only light source, would you see the shadows via the picture? wouldn't the shadows be projected to where you would have to view them from an angle other than the camera?

Actually, this reminds me of Jurassic Park. The dinos were SO clear and perfect, that the actual film shots around them didn't look nearly as good. I think that the badgers here have the same problem. And no shadows.

but if the flash of the camera was the only light source, would you see the shadows via the picture?

That's too strong a light to be a simple camera flash, which really doesn't go far at all. And it's a sufficiently strong light to cast some sort of shadow.