Bruno D'Amicis - Summer hedgehog (CC)

 

This is an old image of mine that I still like somehow. On a hot summer day of August 2007 I went to visit a local conservationist who was releasing a family of rescued hedgehogs into a natural preserve: mother and four babies. She asked me to take some pictures, so I laid down on my belly and took some close-up and more environmental shots of the family in the fabulous light of that afternoon. I really like this one, where the animal is backlit and this enhanced the appearance of the spikes. (Picture taken under controlled conditions)


Location: Latium, Italy

Posted on: 20/08/2012
Photo info - DSLR, 70-200mm, handheld.

Tags: baby, bruno damicis, Erinaceus europaeus, Hedgehog, summer


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Comments

  1. Jost Stergarsek said:

    22/08/2012 10:55

    so cute!

    the natural world is so amazing ... the design of the creatures we share the world with is one of a kind ... and it is all around!

  2. Judyroyalglenn said:

    24/08/2012 00:08

    Made me smile. So cute:)