Taken on Mount Evans (Colorado) yesterday morning when the temperature was 40° and the wind howling at 40 mph. This little guy seemed pretty happy to have the sun out.
Sometimes called a ‘rock chuck,’ the yellow-bellied marmots are actually part of the squirrel family.
![A Yellow-Bellied Marmot warms itself in the sun soon after dawn on Mount Evans. (© Tony’s Takes)](http://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-4waYe_oovko/U_E_aWFcGpI/AAAAAAAADNA/pXmNKm-zakg/s710/2014-08-17%2B07-27-14%2B-%2B0255.jpg)