Olympic marmots

There are three marmot species in Washington state: yellow-belled, hoary and Olympic. First two I saw many times in different places, but the Olympic marmot was elusive for me, even everybody who visited Hurricane ridge met them. Actually it is the place to meet them. . . . → Continue reading Olympic marmots

Waterfall keepers

I already shown Palouse Fall in January and will show spring variant soon, but now there are the keepers of this waterfall. Every place should have its own keeper, and Palouse Fall has family of yellow-belled marmots. They live at the edge of canyon and you . . . → Continue reading Waterfall keepers

Rocky Mountains – August 2011 – Marmots

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These marmots live on the plateau near the Snowbird Pass. We saw three of them. The first one grazed on the meadow and demonstrated ignorance by stubbornly facing its heavy bottom on me.

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