He was hiding under a tarp on the deck, right beside the hot tub, sound asleep. Immediately when Ken pulled away the tarp, the animal's back, like a flash, turned toward Ken and the bristles stuck straight up. Ken came to me to see the porcupine, whose head by now was pressed into the wall of the fencing with no escape route. He quietly stayed still while we inspected him from afar.
We have been noticing scat on the deck and suspected a porcupine but we did not expect to find it living under our tarp. At one time, the tarp covered the hot tub for the winter, and it is only lethargy that left it there. The hot tub is not working so we are irritated. Fortunately, Ken did not step on or touch the porcupine, but we were pleased to see it, up close and personal.
While we watched, he finally waddled away across the deck, paying us no mind at all. Porcupines have poor vision so perhaps could not even see us watching him. He was a pretty little guy. Now I hope he lives somewhere else.
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