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<\/a><\/p>\nPorcupines are not uncommon on the island but in my experience it’s unusual to see them up close.\u00a0 Typically they’re in the Russian Olives a fair distance from the road and in an area which can’t legally be hiked.<\/p>\n
It was fun to get such a good look at this one but I was concerned that it would become road-kill on the causeway.\u00a0\u00a0 All morning, while I was on the island, I was fearful that I’d find it dead on the road as I drove out.\u00a0 Thankfully I didn’t.<\/p>\n
I hope it made its way safely back to the island.<\/p>\n
Ron<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
On Wednesday morning of this week I had quite the surprise as I drove out to Antelope Island at dawn.\u00a0 Between the island and the last bridge going west – a Porcupine! The bristly critter was in the shade of the elevated\u00a0road but I couldn’t resist taking a few photos anyway.\u00a0 I got pretty close to take these images but it didn’t seem very concerned about it – with their prickly defense there’s few predators that will regularly\u00a0mess with them other than the Fisher, and there’s not many of them on the island…\u00a0 Most\u00a0predators (and even many non-predators)\u00a0know, instinctively or\u00a0from experience, that bothering a Porcupine simply is not worth the risk (see my recent post of a Moose that fell victim to a Porcupine). Porcupines are not uncommon on the island but in my experience it’s unusual to see them up close.\u00a0 Typically they’re in the Russian Olives a fair distance from the road and in an area which can’t legally be hiked. It was fun to get such a good look at this one but I was concerned that it would become road-kill on the causeway.\u00a0\u00a0 All morning, while I was on the island, I was fearful that I’d find it dead on the road as I drove out.\u00a0 Thankfully I didn’t. I hope it made its way safely back to the island. Ron<\/p>\n
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