I was out in early spring in the North Cave Hills in Custer National Park, South Dakota. I was chasing western pine elfins with my close friend and butterfly expert Ron Royer. I was hiking down a gulch when something told me to stop and look up. This porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum, was very nervously staring back down at me. I had fun photographing it and eventually, it seemed to accept my presence until I could get face portraits with my 200mm butterfly rig.
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