How cute! You should send it to a magazine! I remember our dogs when I was a kid having the quills pulled from their faces! But never heard of a horses shoulder having them!
Wonderful shot with the sun setting behind. How on earth does such a big creature mange to get up the tree and sit on a small branch withour it breaking?
oooooh - this is FREEKIN' FABULOUS! I hope you don't mind - I just hi-jacked it for my wallpaper :) When I was a child we had a family of these critters that took up residence in our privit hedge - soooo fun to watch the little ones!
Wow! I have heard of dogs getting quilled, but that's it! And I didn't know that they destroyed trees! I've never seen one in real life, but he looks huge! Beautiful shot!
Oh my goodness, never heard of a horse getting quills! Yes, they can be quite the little trouble makers but they are so interesting and different. This photo of him is great with the sunset behind and all. WONDERFUL
I hear you! I can remember my Mom pulling numerous quills from the dogs nose - and do you think that he ever remembered that those animals "bit" back???? Never - I think in the space of one summer our dog had been quilled a half dozen times. By the last time - we couldn't even get close to him with pliers, they eventually festered out.
My husband and I encountered this big ol' porcupine along the creek. He was a really a big guy. They move pretty slow for the most part, but when running away from something can really move! While interesting to see or watch, they are not our favorite wild animal. In a place where trees have to work hard to survive and are few in number, these critters kill them. They eat the bark of the tree exposing it to insects, disease and decay. They also pose a hazard to dogs, cattle, and horses. It isn't a fun thing to have to pull quills from the nose of a curious dog, calf or colt. This past fall I even pulled several quills out of the shoulder of one of my horses. Have no idea how they ended up there!
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