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 
A treat indeed. How very adorable.
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Hi Miriam, yes he is cute fellow but you gotta watch those quills.
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Nice Mike! Love the “eye” standing out!
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Thanks Reed, and we were lucky to get that eye as most of the time he was just hidden behind the branches.
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What a treat – thanks, Mike!
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Hi Adam, yes it was a treat. Porcupines are one those animals I remember seem much more frequently as a kid than I do nowadays.
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Sweet capture, Mike. Rodents can be so cute, but boy, those teeth sure can make a mess of things!
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Hi Eliza, yes we have seen tress with bark stripped by those teeth. Especially in the winter.
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How gorgeous, wouldn’t you want to hug it!
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HI Paula, well….I might take a pass on a hug from that guys…just saying’.
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Lovely portrait.
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Thanks Sherry.
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So precious! I want one…
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…and you can use those quill that fall out for pens.
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LOL!
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🙂
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