Found this guy today rooting around some brush. Didn't seem to mind too much that I was photographing him. I've never seen one alive before so it was a neat experience. They're bigger than I originally thought.
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Paxonator Senior Member  More info | Jan 26, 2013 19:06 | #1 Found this guy today rooting around some brush. Didn't seem to mind too much that I was photographing him. I've never seen one alive before so it was a neat experience. They're bigger than I originally thought. 7D MKII | 11-16 | 24-105 | 50 1.4 | 85 1.8 | 135 | 70-200 2.8 IS II | 100-400 | 500 f4 IS | 100 2.8 Macro | 580ex II | FB
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Jan 26, 2013 21:26 | #2 Nice shots, well exposed - love the claws in the second one. 7D Mark II, 50D, 17-55 2.8 IS, 100-400L IS, 10-22, Sigma 150-600 C, Sigma 150 2.8 Macro, EF-S 60MM f2.8 Macro, EF-S 18-55 IS, 28-135 IS, EF-S 55-250 IS STM, 580 EX II, Yongnuo YN-24EX, JasonC007 Diffuser Kit, Gitzo GT2531EX, ARCA-SWISS Z1, RRS B2 AS II clamp, Kirk L-bracket for 7DII, Kirk L-bracket for 50D
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halitime Goldmember  1,271 posts Likes: 19 Joined Feb 2009 Location: Lantzville B.C. Can. More info | Jan 26, 2013 21:39 | #3 Nice shots.I remember porcupines as a kid in Sask. and kinda miss them.We don't have them on Van. Island. Gear List : 1D MK II n,Gripped XSi,70-200 f4,300 f4 IS,Canon 24-105 f4,35 f2 IS,EF 50 1.8 MK I,EF-S 10-22,Canon 1.4 II Extender,Canon 25mm Ext Tube,YN 468/460 II,RF 602's
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KT29 Goldmember More info | Jan 26, 2013 23:43 | #4 Nice porkie pics. Looks like you handled the sun and snow well. #2 my fav. Terry --Eating eggs and lovin em.ߘ
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rrblint Listen! .... do you smell something?  More info | Cool shots...Love #2! Mark
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abbypanda Goldmember 1,804 posts Likes: 6 Joined Nov 2011 More info | Jan 26, 2013 23:54 | #6 That is just cute
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Jan 27, 2013 00:58 | #7 Thanks! I'll be back to check on him for sure. Yeah the sun kept going in and out from behind clouds. Was tough getting the exposure right. The AV setting on my 7d seems to really underexpose so I shoot manual all the time. 7D MKII | 11-16 | 24-105 | 50 1.4 | 85 1.8 | 135 | 70-200 2.8 IS II | 100-400 | 500 f4 IS | 100 2.8 Macro | 580ex II | FB
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JustKev1955 Junior Member 21 posts Joined Oct 2009 Location: Belgrade, Maine More info | Jan 27, 2013 08:21 | #8 He's very relaxed in both shots so I doubt he's giving you the stink eye. If he was giving you the stink eye you'd see the quills flared out on his back. When they're afraid or alarmed, they can make the quills stand pretty near straight out from their back. Without anything to give reference to the size of this prickly critter it's hard to tell just how big it might be but they do, indeed, get rather large. They're especially fond of things that have salt in or on them. Axe handles, outhouse seats, hoe handles, and so on.
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Jan 27, 2013 16:18 | #9 Thanks for the info JustKev. I did some more reading today and tried to find him again. I put some snow shoes on this time as it's pretty deep in that area. I found lots of single droppings of poop but could not locate where his den is. I will try again another day. I also read that in the winter they only venture about 100m from where their den is. 7D MKII | 11-16 | 24-105 | 50 1.4 | 85 1.8 | 135 | 70-200 2.8 IS II | 100-400 | 500 f4 IS | 100 2.8 Macro | 580ex II | FB
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halitime Goldmember 1,271 posts Likes: 19 Joined Feb 2009 Location: Lantzville B.C. Can. More info | Jan 27, 2013 19:31 | #10 Where in Sask are you? Gear List : 1D MK II n,Gripped XSi,70-200 f4,300 f4 IS,Canon 24-105 f4,35 f2 IS,EF 50 1.8 MK I,EF-S 10-22,Canon 1.4 II Extender,Canon 25mm Ext Tube,YN 468/460 II,RF 602's
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Jan 27, 2013 21:43 | #11 halitime wrote in post #15541308  Where in Sask are you? Weyburn 7D MKII | 11-16 | 24-105 | 50 1.4 | 85 1.8 | 135 | 70-200 2.8 IS II | 100-400 | 500 f4 IS | 100 2.8 Macro | 580ex II | FB
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halitime Goldmember 1,271 posts Likes: 19 Joined Feb 2009 Location: Lantzville B.C. Can. More info | Jan 27, 2013 21:53 | #12 I was born in Moosomin quite awhile ago! Gear List : 1D MK II n,Gripped XSi,70-200 f4,300 f4 IS,Canon 24-105 f4,35 f2 IS,EF 50 1.8 MK I,EF-S 10-22,Canon 1.4 II Extender,Canon 25mm Ext Tube,YN 468/460 II,RF 602's
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Jan 27, 2013 22:12 | #13 Nice, not many people on here that are from Sask. 7D MKII | 11-16 | 24-105 | 50 1.4 | 85 1.8 | 135 | 70-200 2.8 IS II | 100-400 | 500 f4 IS | 100 2.8 Macro | 580ex II | FB
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snakeman55 Goldmember  1,223 posts Likes: 2 Joined Feb 2005 Location: Baltimore, Md More info | Jan 28, 2013 00:31 | #14 |
Patc Member  174 posts Joined Dec 2012 Location: Somersby NSW Australia More info | Jan 28, 2013 18:45 | #15 Lovely images
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