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High Country marmot WC
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High Country marmot WC

by John Tobias

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted June 29, 2013111 views3 comments
Taken on the Mt. Evans Highway a few years back. This old boy was right on the edge of the road, posing in the sun. Could not resist taking a few.

Canon XTi
1/400 @ F-10 ISO200
Tamron 28-300mm @ 300mm

Comments

3 comments
Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on June 29, 2013 at 9:00 PM
Looks like a good rock on which to sunbathe. . .and also be entertained by all the traffic and curious people going by. :wink: Nice pose you captured and good focus on the marmot. I think a slight crop down from the top would help focus more attention on the animal. I believe marmot, woodchuck, and groundhog are all the same animal or at least very similar? In PA we call these guys groundhogs. . .we make a big deal of Groundhog Day for some reason. :rolleyes:
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Comment posted by John Tobias on June 29, 2013 at 9:28 PM
Thanks for your comments Carolyn. Marmots and woodchucks are in the same family, but sub-species. There are yellow bellied marmots which is this guy, Hoary marmots which are found in Alaska, and the Olympic marmot, which I believe is the rarest in the US. The Vancouver Island marmot, I think is the rarest in North America. I know more information than you wanted to know, just can't resist. The woodchuck is also known as the whistle pig!
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on July 2, 2013 at 9:40 AM
Nice catch on this marmot, John, I sure like how his (her) colors blend with the background colors.
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