“What are you doing down there?”
A marmot focuses on the photographer from its perch on high. This fuzzy one was pretty amusing having taken an interest in me. It laid down on the edge of…
Peek-a-boo with a yellow-bellied marmot
Normally marmots pretty much ignore the human interlopers that visit their high-altitude homes as long as we don’t get too close but this one decided to play shy. After realizing…
Marmot climbs into the light
It’s Monday. This is a marmot. It must be #MarmotMonday! Yesterday my friend and I headed up to Rocky Mountain National Park for a quick visit, my first of the…
“Why does my cousin Phil get all the attention?”
Happy Groundhog Day! Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow this morning in Pennsylvania so we seem to have six more weeks of winter to look forward to. While Phil is the…
Young marmot curious about the photographers
A fun encounter with this high country resident for #MarmotMonday. My friend and I were hiking along an abandoned road, looking for pika when this bigger neighbor of those little…
“Oh, hello there!”
Judging by the look its face, I caught this marmot a bit by surprise. While they can and do reside below timberline, they aren’t seen there very often due to…