After my morning routines, I went out to ditch dive again. It was COLD!!!! There was more graupel. The ditches are steep in spots, and I put in more time in this spot, now that I was warmed up from yesterday.
I found a hole in my rainboot. I said 'found', but I could feel the ice water seeping in. Bleh! I'll have to go back to this spot later. It was too cold, wet, and slimy!
I saw this on Twitter, posted by a wildlife agency (@NewhouseRescue):
"A baby porcupine is called a porcupette. A mom and baby together is called a prickle."
Their claws are amazing.
We've had several taken out by drivers,
I took photos.
On the trailcam, we had a brief glimpse of our porcupine (@7 seconds in). I have not seen it for the winter. They are like bears. They go into a sleep, and come out around their dens, venturing no farther than 100m, if it gets warmer.
trailcam from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.
...yep, spring is here, it snowed last night!
ReplyDeleteIt is still miserable this morning, but it is sunny.
ReplyDeleteIt is a very long time since I saw a porcupine - fascinating creatures.
ReplyDeleteIt is quite cool here today and really windy so not a good day to be in a ditch! ;-)
ReplyDeleteCool video, and cool down here, heat pump on early this morning. Love the terms for porcupines, who would have invented them.Stay safe.XXXX
ReplyDeleteJenn - loved what you shared about the porcupette and the prickle. Who knew? Here we have ground squirrels - they disappear in August and re-appear in mid-April. We have seen two or so, but they have not been out much. That means we should not be deceived by a warm, sunny day!
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