This video was shot by Mark “Sparky” Stensaas on May 3 for his blog, the Photonaturalist. Local porcupines have moved out of places like the West Duluth Porcupine Hotel and are giving up their diet of tree bark in favor of the more scrumptious catkins of Pussy Willows. Sparky’s specific post on this is called “Porcupine Spring Snack.”
Porcupine Feasting at Jay Cooke State Park
In spring, Porcupines dine on willow catkins before the leaves come out [May 3; Jay Cooke State Park, Carlton County, Minnesota]
