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Posted by Dan Walters on August 1, 2010 at 10:06 PM
RMNP
Photographed some pika and marmots at RMNP. Thanks for looking.

Canon 1D Mark2
500mm f/4L
Posted by Dan Walters on August 1, 2010 at 10:07 PM
And some pika.....
Posted by Dan Walters on August 1, 2010 at 10:08 PM
And one more....
Posted by Dave Showalter` on August 1, 2010 at 11:19 PM
They're all nice, but the pika in grass is one of the best pika shots ever!
Posted by Doug Andrews on August 2, 2010 at 12:19 AM
WTF, that looks like a zombie marmot. :eek:
Posted by Kurt Bowman on August 2, 2010 at 12:51 AM
Your shots turned out excellent Dan! Love the action in the scratching Marmot up top and of course both Pika shots are top notch as well!
Posted by Todd Caudle on August 2, 2010 at 1:25 AM
Man, you are really starting to piss me off! The morning I shot my marmot shot (a few posts above yours), a pika went scurrying across the same rock. I tried to get a shot, but I didn't have enough lens OR quick enough reflexes. I sat there thinking to myself, "How in the heck do Dan and Kurt get those incredible pika and marmot shots???" Then you go and post these. I give up. (not really :biggrin: )

That first one is priceless, but they're all fantastic.
Posted by Tien-Chien Chen on August 2, 2010 at 2:27 AM
The first one looks really evil!
Posted by Dan Walters on August 2, 2010 at 6:33 AM
Thanks for the comments!
Posted by Don Grall on August 2, 2010 at 12:08 PM
#1 is simply hilarious....I can't stop laughing...what an awesome behavior shot!!
Posted by Justin Peterson on August 2, 2010 at 2:40 PM
What the heck is that marmot doing?!?! Great captures!
Posted by Aleksandra Miesak on August 2, 2010 at 2:49 PM
You and Kurt found some hilarious marmots up there! The Pika shots are sweet too!
Posted by Don George on August 2, 2010 at 4:14 PM
That marmot shot would make a good tooth paste add. That is the tooth paste not to use :smile:
Posted by Soubhik Patranabis on August 2, 2010 at 4:52 PM
All three are wonderful ...
Posted by Morris McClung on August 2, 2010 at 6:45 PM
The first one looks like Marmotzilla. That is one angry marmot! :mad: The last one with the supersize meal is my favorite, but they are all excellent as usual.
Posted by Dan Walters on August 2, 2010 at 6:54 PM
Thanks again!!
Posted by Grant Collier on August 2, 2010 at 8:55 PM
Love the 1st & 3rd! The first image looks like a cartoon character.
Posted by John Mumaw on August 2, 2010 at 11:45 PM
Wonderful, wonderful work!!
I can't thank you enough for sharing these images with us. Especially those of us who never get to see poses like these with the wildlife we see so fleetingly.
Posted by Stan Rose on August 3, 2010 at 7:14 PM
The Marmot from hell! :eek:
You're killin me, Dan!
Posted by Jason J. Hatfield on August 4, 2010 at 3:59 PM
That is one murderous looking Marmot!
Posted by Doug Koepsel on August 4, 2010 at 4:56 PM
That marmot looks like he is practicing Karate on himself. Nice action shot.
What aperture are you using on the pika shots?
Posted by Dan Walters on August 4, 2010 at 8:35 PM
Thanks again! Doug, I was shooting at f/7.1.