A porcupine peaking out from behind a lodgepole pine near Willow Creek Pass in Colorado. We seldom see theses guys while out and about so this was a treat.
A porcupine peaking out from behind a lodgepole pine near Willow Creek Pass in Colorado. We seldom see theses guys while out and about so this was a treat.
nature has no boss 
sweet
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What a beautiful shot! Very clear. We haven’t seen any porcupines in our neck of the woods for a couple of years. We used to at least see their tracks, if not them in person. I miss the. Hopefully some will waddle back.
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Hi and thanks. We also miss seeing these guys and remember as kids they used to be around frequently but that was long ago and boy how things have changed. As we destroy habitat I reckon sighting these guys will become even more difficult. Hope your day is going well.
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Fabulous photo! What a lucky sighting.
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Thanks Hazel, it was a lucky sighting and such a pleasure to get to spend a bit of time observing this guy.
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Great shot, Mike! Do you have any recommendations for a commercial pin-hole camera, if I’m too lazy to build a decent one myself? (I don’t think the porcupine shot was a pin-hole camera product, but if it is, I WANT A CAMERA JUST LIKE IT! *grin*
Ron
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HI Ron, well this guy was not taken with a pinhole camera but for a comercial pinhole I would suggest a zero image http://www.zeroimage.com
I really like how mine works and you will find one that suits your interest there.Hope you are having a great day.
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Fantastic, Mike! I really appreciate your quick reply! Will check out the folks you recommended!
Ron
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Your welcome and I do really like the zero image.
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We saw one last year in Yellowstone…the guides were practically salivating when they saw it, pulled off to the side of the road and trudged through hip high snow to get good pictures of it. If I hadn’t had a wicked head cold I would have joined them. As it was I didn’t get a very good picture of it…thanks for sharing this one.
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Thanks and it is a treat to see one of these guys. I used to see them while out in the mountain more frequently than I do now. Luckily we did not have to get through deep snow for the photo as he was fairly close to the road off in the trees. Hope your day is going well.
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May I share this here http://www.pinterest.com/taktix/flora-and-fauna/ … please (;
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Indeed share away and thanks. Hope your day is going well.
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really man!!! Merci!
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such a surreal creature–a treat to see them in the wild
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Hi and thanks. They are unique and as you say a treat to see out in the woods. Have a wonderful day.
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My he is a cutie….what a wonderful picture.
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Hi, there sure is a cute quality to this guy although I would not be will to get too close to these quills. 🙂
Hope your day is going well.
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This is a gorgeous photo~
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Thanks Melissa and a special thanks to that Porcupine for show up just as we were passing by. Hope your day is going well.
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That was nice of him, wasn’t it? I hope I get to see one some day 🙂
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Awesome photo!!
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Thanks Laura.
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A big one indeed. I’ve never seen one in the wild. Lucky you.
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Hi Alix, yes we do feel lucky to have seen this guy and hoe to see him again but they seem to stay out of sight more often than not.
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How cute!
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Thanks Sharon, hop your day is going well.
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Wow, Mike, this IS a treat. Porcupines are so difficult to find. 🙂
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Hi Jet, it was a treat and the best part is he was just there in from of us/
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This is a fantastic shot!
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Thanks Amy, we were glad to have seen and it seem to be getting harder to him these guys every year.
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such a great shot
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Thanks Monica, it was a pleasure to spent time with this guy. Hop your day is going great.
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Reblogged this on Praying for Eyebrowz and commented:
Love this photo of a shy porcupine! I found him on naturehasnoboss.wordpress
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Thanks for passing along the photo it’s mud appreciated. Hop your day is join great.
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Glad to do it!
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Thanks again
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Adorable!!!
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I agree and hope we get to see this guy sometime again.
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Sweet capture! I saw a young one the other day, too. All this cold must be making them hungry!
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I am sure the cold is having a big effect on their hunger and driving them out more often for food. Must have been a pleasure to see a little guy.
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I’m afraid I didn’t get too close as I had our new dog with us and all I could think of was to get away as fast as possible before she saw it, too! 🙂
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With a new dog in tow getting away before they got a nose full of quills seems reasonable.
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Great capture!
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Thanks, it was fun to see this guy. Hope your day is going great.
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Wow that is just stunningly beautiful 🙂
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Thanks. Hope your day is going well.
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I just love this Mike! What a great capture – not that you’d want to capture and hug him too closely!
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Hi Jude and thanks. I agree you sure would not wan tot hug him although from what I have read the fur under those quills is kinda soft so maybe just a little hug for this guy? 🙂
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Adorable little one 🙂
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Hi Lucy, he was a guy little guy to say the least.
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Somehow I missed this. Glad I decide to scroll back through some posts. Nice capture and nicely executed.
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Thanks David.
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Wow
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Thanks, hope your weekend is going well.
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Wonderful and sweet!
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He is a cute guy. Hope you have a great weekend.
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