saw a porcupine sunday.....got some photos of it

[Gato Moteado]

coming back from sarapiqui sunday night i saw a porcupine in the road. it was very dark outside and my little digital snapshot camera was having problems focusing in on the little guy. here are the 2 shots that aren't too bad:

http://i55.photobucket.com.nyud.net:8090/albums/g138/GatoMoteado/porcupine01.jpg
http://i55.photobucket.com.nyud.net:8090/albums/g138/GatoMoteado/porcupine02.jpg

[GoddessOfGuinness]

1. Wow! He's quite different from the ones I've seen here on the East Coast

Great pics!

[Gato Moteado]

2. yeah, it took me a while to figure out what he was......

it was so dark i couldn't figure out what he was at first. he had a pink pig nose and a nearly hairless tail and all of his quills were small and thin. and he was small, about the size of a possum. i got right up to him, though....close enough to pick him up.

[GOPisEvil]

3. Is that a different variety than the North American?

I've never seen a black one before.

[Gato Moteado]

5. yeah, quite a bit different

i almost didn't recognize it as a porcupine.

[Whoa_Nelly]

4. You do come across some really great animals and other critters!

Thanks for sharing this!

(And sent you a PM ;) )

[Gato Moteado]

12. yeah, drive around at night through a tropical rain forest or a...

...temperate rain forest and you'll see all kinds of cool stuff. we saw a lot of interesting frogs crossing the road and we also saw a fer-de-lance, the most feared snake in costa rica. i walked right up to it and took a few photos but, again, the camera was having problems focusing at night so nothing turned out too well.

[greatauntoftriplets]

6. Great photo!!!

It looks like it has been snowed on with the white quills, though I know that is not possible.

:hi:

[Gato Moteado]

9. yeah, no chance of snow here......

....how is the weather in my home town?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

7. Is he supposed to look like that?

Or has he maybe been in some kind of fight?

[Gato Moteado]

10. no, i'm pretty sure that's just how they look

the photos are not that great. if i see one during the day i can do much better.

[uppityperson]

8. Nice frontal pictures.

usually I just see hind end. Cute little bugger.

[Gato Moteado]

11. this guy didn't have much fear

he moved away if i got too close, but he didn't run. and i was able to get close enough to touch him if i wanted.

[Kajsa]

13. Great photo, Gato.

He's a cute little guy, but don't get too close!
Cuidado, por favor!

I love looking at all your great photos/videos of
animals from Costa Rica.

:hi:

[Gato Moteado]

14. cool....glad you like them

they aren't my best photos, but it was the best i could do at the time.

i've got a rainforest property in sarapiqui (on the carribean slope near the nicaragua border) and i'm heading back there this weekend to look for vipers and other snakes to photograph. i'm sure i'll see all sorts of wildlife while i'm there...it's an area rich in biodiversity. if i get any good shots, i'll post them.

[Kajsa]

15. I'm looking forward to them.

;-)

But be careful with those vipers,
please.