One day in October 2015 by sheer luck I set up the crittercam near the home/den/hideout/hangout of the porcupine. This is one odd critter–awkward, bumbling, stumbling, mumbling, and, it seems, quite fond of the trunk of a small persimmon tree, as you will see. If you have the volume turned up, you might be able to hear it muttering. And if you watch closely, you might catch a glimpse of the sole of its right hind foot: it looks like a soft moccasin. This critter doesn’t look very sure-footed or familiar with the territory as it stumbles through the leaf litter, twigs, and smilax vine. But it is sure-footed enough to cross the ravine and then climb the fence to the orchard to munch on the bark of the plum trees. There are plenty of signs of that!
Enjoy the porcupine adventures:
I love it! Especially when Porcupine starts climbing the tree. You’d think she might want to choose a slightly bigger one given her girth, but I guess the bark is more tender on the slimmer ones…
Actually, she did try to climb that much larger tree on the right, but gave up quickly. I’ll have to upload that clip.
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