{"id":102105,"date":"2022-05-03T05:21:09","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T11:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=102105"},"modified":"2026-03-06T18:39:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T00:39:54","slug":"young-yellow-bellied-marmot-pup-portraits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2022\/05\/03\/young-yellow-bellied-marmot-pup-portraits\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Yellow-bellied Marmot Pup Portraits"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"PortraitPortrait of two Yellow-bellied Marmot pups \u2013 Nikon D500, f11, 1\/500, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Today I am sharing two portraits of recently photographed Yellow-bellied Marmot<\/span><\/a> pups that I found near their den in desert habitat in northern Utah. These sibling marmots kept poking their heads above the rocks and I couldn’t resist photographing them. I only saw two pups at this burrow. There may have been more pups inside of the burrow.<\/p>\n

Young Yellow-bellied Marmots stick fairly close to their dens for the first few weeks that they are above ground. Later they will explore the areas around their burrows.<\/p>\n

The adult female at this den may be suffering from mange. She had large areas of missing fur. I hope these marmot pups don’t get sick with it too.<\/p>\n

\"YoungYoung Yellow-bellied Marmot pups at their den \u2013 Nikon D500, f11, 1\/640, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

If these young marmot pups stay healthy they can live to be about 15 years of age and begin to breed at two years old.<\/p>\n

I love watching young marmot pups almost as much as I enjoy photographing them. They are more playful and active than the adults seem to be.<\/p>\n

Yellow-bellied Marmots are large ground squirrels that live in Canada and western United States that hibernate for a large part of the year.<\/p>\n

I wish that these two marmot pups had been a little more active while I photographed them. They seemed to be curious about the vehicle and the shutter sounds of the cameras. They didn’t play, chase or nuzzle each other. Still, any day that I have a marmot pup in my viewfinder is<\/em> a good day.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Yellow-bellied Marmot photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today I am sharing two portraits of recently photographed Yellow-bellied Marmot pups that I found near their den in desert habitat in northern 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