North American Porcupine

Erethizon dorsatum

First view, our yard, S. McCllelan, Marquette, Michigan, 18 November 2012; here is a close-up of this animal.

Another view, under a car in a driveway near our house, Marquette, Michigan, 30 August 2011.

Another view, Peninsula Point, Delta County, Michigan, 27 May 2011.