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Porcupine update Feb 14, 2022 5:34:53 GMT hmca, jackscrap, and 2 more like this

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Post by pontiac1940 on Feb 14, 2022 5:34:53 GMT

Saw a couple of porkies while hiking today. BuckSkin asked about their quills not being visible in my earlier photos and I said they are hidden until threatened.

I saw the adult (top photo) and took a bunch of photos looking up and not paying attention to much else. Then I noticed a small porcupine (probably born last spring) just a few feet away on the ground (second photo). Its face was not visible, so I got closer. See what happened when it felt I was too close...last photo. It flared its back fur up exposing the small quills.

Last Edit: Feb 14, 2022 15:45:05 GMT by pontiac1940

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BuckSkin Senior Contributor Posts: 3,878 Member is Online	Porcupine update Feb 14, 2022 6:01:42 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by BuckSkin on Feb 14, 2022 6:01:42 GMT That is impressive and thanks for the lessons. I was expecting more, though; as, the ones in the cartoons look like a bed of barbed nails.
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cats4jan Senior Contributor Posts: 3,781 Open to constructive criticism of photos: Yes	Porcupine update Feb 14, 2022 12:27:16 GMT whippet likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by cats4jan on Feb 14, 2022 12:27:16 GMT That top photo is amazing - what a pose
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