Yellow-bellied Marmot pups greeting each other – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1/1250, ISO 500, -0.7 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
I was looking through some of the photos I took last year while my mother was here visiting me in northern Utah and when I came across the photos of the Yellow-bellied Marmots I showed her I couldn’t help but smile. The marmots were “lifer” animals for her and we sat in my Jeep watching the pups on the rocks while the female kept an eye on them.
Mom took photos with her cell phone and point & shoot camera while I used my longer lens. I wanted to show her this burrow because it was where I had photographed one of the marmot pups climbing a fence just a few weeks earlier. We didn’t get to see any of the pups climbing the fence that morning but it was fun to watch the pups interacting and playing with each other. One of my favorite photos from that session with the marmots that morning was this one where the pups were greeting each other outside the burrow. I’m not sure why I hadn’t processed and shared this photo of the marmot pups that were taken exactly one year ago today.
We didn’t stay long at the Yellow-bellied Marmot burrow because I wanted to take my mom to the Spiral Jetty and we still had a long, dusty way to go but we enjoyed the time we had with the pups.
Life is good.
Mia
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How absolutely charming. Heart melters.
What a wonderful sight to come across, so nice to share with your Mom.
How sweet is that! Love this photo.
Cute – they are getting bigger! Nice shot!!