We got out late last night for a walk under the stars after putting up our third sack of green chiles, making power bars, and doing various other chores that took up all of our daylight hours. A few hundred feet before the bridge that we use to cross the clearwater ditch, I saw what looked like a weed moving ahead of us. I shined my flashlight on it, and, as I suspected, it was Porky, a very large porcupine, waddling along on its way to cross the bridge ahead of us. I pulled out my phone to see if I could get a video, but by the time I got the phone convinced to take a video in the dark, Porky had crossed the bridged and headed down into the cottonwoods between the clearwater ditch and the irrigation ditch. I managed to get a short, 15 second video of Porky waddling into the undergrowth by a large cottonwood. I assembled and arranged a short piece of music for Porky’s promenade.
The photos below are an assortment of critters and fall colors.
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That’s so cute Tim, I love the music you’ve used with Porky. I’ve never seen a Porcupine in person. The photos are beautiful too!
Thanks, Holly. Porcupine are really cute, and the babies are super adorable. We were sitting on the deck late one night and I heard all this chatter back and forth by the shed. I got a flashlight and it was a mama porcupine arguing with what looked like a teenage porcupine. I guess the teenager wanted to stay out after curfew and mama wasn’t agreeing. There are videos on YouTube of porcupine eating and talking. They are funny creatures.
The other day I saw a little doggy who had encountered a porcupine , it was a sad sight. I think I’ll keep my distance but will look them up on you tube. 😊
Thanks for giving us a close up of the porcupine at night, with the musical arrangement, no less. The flowers are so colorful and full of life!
Thanks, Juanita.
I just love the variety of wildlife you get there! Great composition!
Thanks, Tiffany. We do have a nice variety of critters.
Cool music on the video! Haven’t seen any porcupines first hand, but your’s was cute. Beautiful pictures, too!
Thanks, Robin. They are cute, but you don’t tangle with them.
Love the porcupine video. The flowers are wonderful!
Thanks, Susan.
Definitely wild kingdom you have there, Tim 🙂
It gets pretty wild. Thanks, Teri.
Loved the porcupine video, the music was perfect!
Thanks, Leah. It took a little while to assemble the music. It probably would have been easier to make up and play a guitar piece for it.
Fabulous! I adore Porky…. from this distance.
The pale turquoise and shades of ochre insect…is that a dragonfly?
Hi Resa. Yes that’s a dragonfly. It’s a little different from most dragonflies. It’s almost like a hybrid between a dragonfly and damselfly.
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Sure is an assortment of critters Tim … great to see the porcupine doing his thing! Love that purple cosmos ..
We do have a nice variety critters. Thanks, Julie.
A beautiful assortment of fall photos, and enjoyed the video of Porky waddling on into the night.
Thanks, Lavinia. They are waddlers.
I enjoyed the porcupine stroll. The dragonfly is amazing close up – so articulated.
Thanks, Susan. The porcupine waddle is funny. Dragonflies are interesting insects.