Porcupine

Erethizon dorsatum
Tree509

This porcupine was sitting in the top of this tree on our road on the way out yesterday morning. Someone on our road has it in for porcupines, and I expected it would be gone on our return. The tree was bowed right over and no sign of the porcupine. So who knows? He may have climbed a bit higher and taken a ride down to the ground, or maybe someone helped him...