On my ATV yesterday proceeding to the back lot to tend our new Norway Spruce Tree plantings. So what is that blob in the center of our grove of Pussy Willow Trees? A close-up image shows we now seem to have a porcupine taking up residence near our evidently tasty Pussy Willows. This needled-thief is observed cutting the tree new growth, enjoying some in place and tossing the rest to the ground for a suspected later night feeding.
Okay, we love watching our many resident local wildlife species, but not so sure about this individual. Well, he (or hopefully not she with young ones) has tentatively been named with the working-title "Porky" -- unhappily seen this individual a couple times now. There are a few woodchuck dens just north of this Pussy Willow Grove -- we're hoping this critter has not taken up residence in one of these holes. Oh well, this is the price of living in a place with a mile+ of virgin woods to our west and another two miles of eastward woodlands.
