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Porcupine in chokecherry

Posted by Jacob Malcomb,
North Country explorer from Marietta, OH
November 14, 2013

Continuing with this week's porcupine theme, I came across this one at dusk while finishing a trail run at the Indian Creek Nature Center. It sat in the branches of a chokecherry so still that I initially did a double take to make sure it was not a bird's nest. It barely moved for a few minutes while I ran to the car to retrieve my camera, and I took a few photos before it started chattering its teeth at me, so I decided to move on.

Comments

Image of Erika Barthelmess

Erika Barthelmess

You got nice and close!

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Erin Siracusa

It always amazes me how they can shimmy up such small trees!

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