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Porcupine in Wildflowers

            We had to travel down to Anchorage for medical reasons and on the way home, we decided to drive into Denali National Park. During the summer months, one can only drive 14 miles into the Park and often times, it is very crowded. We arrived a little before 10pm and thankfully, most people had called it a day.
Hoping to see a predator or two, we drove on our way to 14 mile. We noticed a porcupine waddling along the wildflowers eating some greens. I pulled our truck over and walked towards where the lil porky was feeding. I stood quietly for a few minutes and the porcupine walked right towards me, stopped about 20 feet away in the flowers and began eating as if I wasn't there. Of all the photos taken, this was my favorite shot. I love the way the porcupine is framed by the green vegetation and wildflowers.
We didn't see any other animals on our drive through. We were still 3 hours from home and we had a busy day at the hospital so neither one of us were up for a hike. Oh to be young and healthy again.
   

Taken on: July 17, 2024

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Porcupine

Erethizon dorsatum

wild flowers

Wilderness

Protect Wildlife

Preserve Wilderness

Denali National Park and Wilderness Preserve

Evening

Alaska

Canon 80d

Sigma 70-200mm 2.8

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Sets appears in: • Porcupine • in Explore

Groups appears in: • in explore • Several Species of Small Furry Animals

Camera: Canon EOS 80D, f/2.8, 1/25 sec, 200mm, ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 80D
Lens:	70-200mm
Aperture:	f/2.8
Exposure Time:	0.04 sec (1/25)
Focal Length:	200mm
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 13.4 (Windows)
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