Hi Pilgrim, I carry places 'internally' strong visual images will float across my mind, and the 'sense' of the place will unfold. Ted Hughes captures it in his 'Thought Fox' "Till, with a sudden sharp hot stink of fox ". Its a weird experience, photos capture the moment, words the history, but the mind, or sixth sense captures the atmosphere....
And if anyone does'nt believe in my 6th sense, note Nigel's reference to badgers, and guess what, who's flippin noisy hen got chased up the garden in the middle of last night by a badger? Of course it could be coincidence ;)... the hen survived, and the badger waddled off to do more dastardly deeds under cover of darkness..