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Watch Them Teeth, Please!
While traveling the Mount Evans Highway, I stopped to photograph some young Yellow-bellied Marmots (Marmota flaviventris) that were running around, playing next to the narrow road to the summit. As I began photographing the young marmots, one took note and decided to “people watch”: After a few quick images, this little guy ran behind a […]
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Tags: behavior, Blog, Colorado, mammals, marmot, Mount Evans, nature, nature photography, summer, travel
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Yellow-bellied Marmot in Wildflowers
While driving the Mount Evans Highway (Colorado) recently, I came upon a wonderful alpine meadow, full of wildflowers. Stopping to view and photograph the wildflowers, I observed a lone, adult Yellow-bellied Marmot (Marmota flaviventris) that was scurrying among the wildflowers. Here are some images I made of the little guy, next to his burrow: […]
Posted in Mammals, Nature Photography, Travel Photography, Wildflowers
Tags: behavior, Blog, Colorado, mammals, marmot, meadow, Mount Evans, nature, nature photography, summer, travel, wildflower
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“Fun Friday: Say Cheese!”
Today’s “Fun Friday” post comes from the roadside, on the way to the top of Mount Evans. As we neared the top, we ran across some Bighorn Sheep grazing on the side of the road. Pulling over, I photographed the sheep for a few minutes and then noticed an adult and 2 juvenile Yellow-bellied Marmots […]
Fun Friday: “Howdee, Partner!”
… this juvenile Yellow-bellied Marmot (Marmota flaviventris) seems to be gesturing to me! Actually, he is stretching as he warms on a large rock in the Maroon Bells area of Colorado: The Yellow-bellied Marmot was a “life” mammal for me on this trip to Colorado. Fortunately, I was able to get many images […]
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Tags: behavior, Blog, Colorado, cute, mammals, marmot, nature, summer, travel, yellow-bellied marmot
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