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Yellow-bellied Marmot Pup Warming Up On The Rocks

By |2022-04-04T07:22:25-06:00March 7th, 2019|Categories: Box Elder County, Utah, Wildlife, Yellow-bellied Marmots|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yellow-bellied Marmots are also called "Whistle Pigs" and "Rock Chucks" so I have to wonder should I call their pups "Whistle Piglets" and "Rock Chucklets" or just call them cute and adorable?

Yellow-bellied Marmots on Groundhog Day

By |2022-04-04T07:27:23-06:00February 2nd, 2018|Categories: Box Elder County, Utah, Yellow-bellied Marmots|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Punxsutawney Phil can have the spotlight today, our Yellow-bellied Marmots will have their time in the sun soon enough.

Yellow-bellied Marmots at Capitol Reef National Park

By |2020-04-09T06:24:36-06:00March 18th, 2016|Categories: Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, Wayne County, Yellow-bellied Marmots|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The highlight of my morning yesterday was photographing two Yellow-bellied Marmots at Capitol Reef National Park.

Montana Yellow-bellied Marmot

By |2021-05-01T03:53:13-06:00June 13th, 2013|Categories: Beaverhead County, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Yellow-bellied Marmots|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yellow-bellied Marmots are the western cousins of Groundhogs but unlike Groundhogs (Woodchucks) they aren't fabled critters that can predict spring and I am okay with that because spring gets here when it gets here.

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