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North American Porcupine

Erethizon dorsatum

Photo by Cheryl Lee
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Description:

This prickly visitor was in my garden munching contentedly on my Morning Glory vine. Even though I shooed him away the following morning the vine was stripped bare of leaves.

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Comments (7)
Leuba Ridgway
Very very cute ! your stone cat obviously did not scare him away :) Well done - sorry about your plants though.
Fyn Kynd
Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!
AshleyT
That's pretty awesome to get one in your yard! Great photos :)
Cheryl Lee
Thank you James ~ last night he was in my Rose of Sharon tree, and he brought a friend. A lot of porcupines this year!

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PublishedOctober 14, 2014

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