Quabbin Reservoir, Route 9, Belchertown
Photograph and text by Anne E. Ely, South Hadley
I have a habit of scanning the trees as I drive through the Quabbin Reservoir looking for birds to photograph. Lately, however, I have been seeing porcupines. Sometimes munching on leaves, sometimes sound asleep as this one was. They have a habit of changing their position just as I am ready to press the shutter. This one was no exception. Just as I was ready to click it would turn its head and face away from me. I tried moving to the other side, but then just decided to wait until it turned back toward me. Luckily, it was on a low branch so I didn’t have a stiff neck looking up while waiting.
I used my tripod mounted DSLR with a medium length telephoto lens.
Anne E. Ely is affiliated with the Robert Floyd Photo Gallery, 2 East St., Southampton. It is open Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., also, by chance/appointment.