Description
On a recent drive I saw a clump of fur sticking up over the bank of the road. I stopped the car, grabbed the camera and got out for a look. The clump of fur was actually quills attached to a porcupine!! Porcupines are nocturnal but will occasionally forage during the day so it was my lucky day!
When I got to a specific distance from the porcupine, it turned around showing me its back and tail! No verbal communication required there! I backed away to a respectable distance where I could still see it and sat down in the ditch with it. After several minutes it turned around to watch me and I took some pictures before leaving it to continue on its day!
Taken By
Anne Spiers
Taken On
April 26, 2025
Tagged
porcupine
rodent
rodents
forest
quill
quills
rodentia
mammal
barb
defense
mechanism
predatorsed
spines
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incisors
animal
bear
wildlife
fur
new_world_porcupines
terrestrial_animal
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Focal:
240
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Lens Model:
150.0-600.0 mm f/5.0-6.3
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Shutter speed:
0.0025
sec
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Aperture: f/
6.3
