tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post6361125075555987709..comments2024-03-22T20:11:44.673-04:00Comments on Saratoga woods and waterways: Return to Porcupine RidgeJacqueline Donnellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390548854179921303noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-26893670815176586842011-02-19T15:54:48.933-05:002011-02-19T15:54:48.933-05:00I've never seen a porcupine in a den and the f...I've never seen a porcupine in a den and the foraging of branches like that. <br /><br />I look up in the trees for porcupines. I've got a healthy population around here. 2 old hollowed out maple trees, 3 big hemlocks and a patch of smaller hemlocks shelters about 7 porkys within a half mile radius around my house.<br /><br />It's fairly easy to spot a porcupine tree around here.<br /> - the scattered droppings under a hemlock are a sure sign one is curled up out on a branch.<br /><br />- the maples are porky condos and the dropping are a huge pile around the base of the tree.wiseacrenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-24477268841275296722011-02-17T21:11:40.601-05:002011-02-17T21:11:40.601-05:00Wow, I'd like to see that! I love that your b...Wow, I'd like to see that! I love that your blog takes one relatively small area and shows how much there is to see if you go often and look closely.Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00622481963038249396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-34836476353287278572011-02-17T15:07:48.141-05:002011-02-17T15:07:48.141-05:00Great photos and a nice post! I love watching the...Great photos and a nice post! I love watching the squirrels, they are so smart. I actually built a wooden box with a lid on it, hinged, for the peanuts. I'd read that the squirrels would eventually figure out how to open it, hold it open with one paw, and grab a peanut with the other. And they are doing exactly that. It's so fun to watch!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-66396317653964443332011-02-17T10:07:46.367-05:002011-02-17T10:07:46.367-05:00Well, I'll be! I wondered why my pine tree ne...Well, I'll be! I wondered why my pine tree near the woods always loses tons of branch tips over the winter. Could it be I have a porcupine nearby?<br /><br />The squirrel hole, with its discarded trash, is amazing. I think the squirrels around here are too dumb to remember where they stashed their hoards because I never see anything like that.Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17692541935507155362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-15827996351315616362011-02-17T04:53:42.925-05:002011-02-17T04:53:42.925-05:00Some kind of miracle, indeed!Some kind of miracle, indeed!Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710135137635433217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-10759109032458800892011-02-16T22:44:48.392-05:002011-02-16T22:44:48.392-05:00What great finds! Lucky you!What great finds! Lucky you!Ellen Rathbonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684750034177425795noreply@blogger.com