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Time to Eat


Time to Eat
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Copyright: Rick Price (Adanac) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1111 W: 1 N: 4518] (15128)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-02-18
Categories: Mammals
Camera: Canon Eos 300D Digital Rebel, Canon 100-400/4.5-5.6L IS
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/200 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2007-01-29 10:42
Viewed: 597
Points: 8
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
If you have ever tried to photograph a porcupine, you know that almost always you are seeing the business end or more commonly called thier back end. But on this day I had the fortune of having a porcupine in a tree just 4 meters up that was more interested in eating than in defence. Sorry about the overexposed bottom left corner but I thought the rest was worth posting.
Porcupine
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
North American Porcupine
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Hystricomorpha


Genera
Family Erethizontidae


Coendou

Sphiggurus

Erethizon

Echinoprocta

Chaetomys

Family Hystricidae


Atherurus

Hystrix

Thecurus

Trichys
Porcupines are rodents best known for their coat of sharp spines, or quills, that defends them from predators. The porcupines include the fourth largest rodent, after the capybara, mara, and beaver, and are not to be confused with hedgehogs which are insectivores. Most porcupines are about 60-90 cm (25-36 inches) long, with a 20-25 cm (8-10 inch) long tail. Weighing between 5-16 kg (12-35 pounds), they are rounded, large and slow. Porcupines come in various shades of brown, grey, and the unusual white. The name "porcupine" comes from Middle French porc d'espine "thorny pig", hence the nickname "quill pig" for the animal.

Contrary to popular belief, porcupines are not capable of throwing their quills.
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I don't know how close you were to this fellow Rick, but it is closer than I would have been. : )...even if he was up a tree.
I had no idea that porcupines climbed trees. It's a great capture even if a slightly confusing image. I couldn't figure out what it was from the thumbnail and was still confused when I opened it. It's the angle and the fact that one can't see the eye very well. Porcupines, sideways, above ground, framed by sky...is not a common sight. I tried a workshop just to lighten the eye a bit and satuate the sky. It's a cool shot!

TFS
Evelynn : )

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2007-01-29 23:30]

Hello Rick

An interesting take on this lethargic little beast.It is really hard to get a good shot of these shy creatures.You have captured it as it tucks in for a woody meal.Good shot of a porcupine face.I can appreciate the difficulty in getting this.Well done.TFS

Rob

Hi Rick
I had to look twice at this one. Once I opened it up I was surprised to find this cute little face staring down. He looks like he's having a nice meal of bark. I like how you really got close to show the detail of his head and eyes. Nicely done.
Janice

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  • bobair Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 384 W: 83 N: 1252] (4592)
  • [2007-02-26 20:37]

Hi Rick,
this is a fine picture despite the over exposed area you mentioned.There are to few good shots(here on TN) of this critter's face and yours is one of the best,because of the detail in it. Bob

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