We went for a hike last April, when the snow finally let us back on the
Spring roads....
and we rounded a curve and there was
THIS Cute fellow!!!:
A porcupine!
We hadn't seen many in the woods for years!:
Contrary to beliefs, they do NOT throw their quills...
they just "display" them to warn you:
But after a few minutes of me slowly following him, clicking away with my lens, he settled down and figured maybe I wasn't such a threat after all:
Or, maybe NOT! (I am sure he was thinking: why is she STILL following me?):
I'll just stop and give her my "model pose":
I think they have such cute faces!
He had enough of me, and headed to the deeper woods.....
I was so happy to have spent some time with him!
