Porcupines

Cute and cuddly...NOT

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GREAT photos! (I actually stumbled across a porci today as well)

Leon

Thanks Leon. I was scouting out an area that I had not been to and saw this fuzzy blob in a tree. Decided to investigate and was surprised to see a porcupine. I have not done much studying of these guys and didn't know they climb up in trees. It appears they like the bark on smaller branches.

Did the Porcupines wake up or something ?? Nice shot

Funny enough, they spend most of their life in trees eating the bark , and they are among the worlds WORST climbers! If you walk around their habitat a lot you will see a lot of "fall-kill"...they really should wear climbing harnesses...

Pondrader wrote in post #16730833
Did the Porcupines wake up or something ?? Nice shot

I think so, thanks

WTP07 wrote in post #16730856
Funny enough, they spend most of their life in trees eating the bark , and they are among the worlds WORST climbers! If you walk around their habitat a lot you will see a lot of "fall-kill"...they really should wear climbing harnesses...

LOL, go figure, they definitely moved very cautiously on their perches. Thanks for the info.

Nice job John! It is funny how they "appear" soft!

Thanks Sandy, those long hairs do it.

Got a say, my grand daughter and I have pet a Porcupine, I have pictures to prove it.... lol

WTP07 wrote in post #16730856
Funny enough, they spend most of their life in trees eating the bark , and they are among the worlds WORST climbers! If you walk around their habitat a lot you will see a lot of "fall-kill"...they really should wear climbing harnesses...

I'd be careful walking under trees, then. How bad would it suck to have a porky-pine fall on your noggin?

LV Moose wrote in post #16731882
I'd be careful walking under trees, then. How bad would it suck to have a porky-pine fall on your noggin?

OUCH!!!

Excellent.

great shots

Crimzon wrote in post #16737428
Excellent.

rojam1000 wrote in post #16737510
great shots

Thank you both

Very cool, I've never seen one in the wild. Is that in Nevada?