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A Marmot Afternoon

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When we were out walking near the marmot colony a couple of days ago, we saw many, many of them, including some of this year’s young ones.

Some were sunning themselves on the warm rocks …

… while others were taking their turn at guard duty …

… and the young ones? They were just curiously exploring their world.

Happy Sunday.

24 thoughts on “A Marmot Afternoon”

    1. Thanks, Allan. Yes, they sure do! It was about 28° and I thought it odd that so many were sunning themselves on the rocks but then M noticed one coming out of the water. I think it’s more that they were drying themselves after a dip!

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    1. Yes, they are very cute. 😊 Marmots are a type of ground squirrel but are different from groundhogs. Their numbers were dropping but they are now protected and doing much better. This particular colony seems healthy.

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    1. You’re very welcome, Anneli. Yes, their colony isn’t far and I always like to stop to see how they’re doing. It seems that they had a full nursery this year as there were so many young ones scampering about. It’s always so great to watch them for a bit.

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