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Yellow-bellied Marmot Next to its Burrow

By Mia McPherson|April 19th, 2016|Categories: Box Elder County, Utah, Yellow-bellied Marmots|Tags: adult, alert, burrow, close up, mammals, marmot, Marmota flaviventris, marmots, portrait, resting, rocks, standing, wildlife, yellow belly marmot, Yellow-bellied Marmot|

Finding a Yellow-bellied Marmot next to its burrow in northern Utah yesterday was a real treat for me especially since it stuck around for a bit.

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Adult Box Elder County Yellow-bellied Marmot

By Mia McPherson|March 28th, 2016|Categories: Box Elder County, Utah, Yellow-bellied Marmots|Tags: adult, cliffs, desert, foothills, lichen, lichen covered, marmot, Marmota flaviventris, marmots, outcropping, rocks, rocky, sky, spring, wildlife photography, yellow belly marmot, Yellow-bellied Marmot|

I was able to take images of a Box Elder County Yellow-bellied Marmot further south next to the road near the foothills of the Promontory Mountains.

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Yellow-bellied Marmot raspberry

By Mia McPherson|November 10th, 2013|Categories: Beaverhead County, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Wildlife, Yellow-bellied Marmots|Tags: adult, bushes, close up, marmot, Marmota flaviventris, marmots, portrait, wildlife, wildlife photography, yellow belly marmot, Yellow-bellied Marmot|

The Yellow-bellied Marmots are already in their burrows for the winter but with any luck I will see more this coming spring.

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Montana Yellow-bellied Marmot

By Mia McPherson|June 13th, 2013|Categories: Beaverhead County, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Yellow-bellied Marmots|Tags: adult, belly, dirt track, grass, grasses, grin, marmot, Marmota flaviventris, marmots, Rock Chuck, spring, toothy, Whistle Pig, yellow belly marmot, Yellow-bellied Marmot|

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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