The Marmot
by Robert Bales
Title
The Marmot
Artist
Robert Bales
Medium
Photograph - Photo
Description
Found this cute little Marmot around the information center on Logan Pass.
Marmots are large squirrels in the genus Marmota, of which there are 15 species. Marmots mostly live in mountainous areas, such as the Alps, northern Apennines, Eurasian steppes, Carpathians, Tatras, and Pyrenees in Europe and northwestern Asia; the Rocky Mountains, Black Hills, Cascades, Pacific Ranges, and Sierra Nevada in North America; and the Deosai Plateau in Pakistan and Ladakh in India. The groundhog of North America is a lowland marmot. The similarly sized, but more social, prairie dog is not classified in the genus Marmota but in the related genus Cynomys.
Marmots typically live in burrows (often within rockpiles, particularly in the case of the yellow-bellied marmot), and hibernate there through the winter. Most marmots are highly social and use loud whistles to communicate with one another, especially when alarmed.
Marmots mainly eat greens and many types of grasses, berries, lichens, mosses, roots, and flowers.
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September 23rd, 2014
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Barbie Corbett-Newmin
Congratulations! Your wonderful work is featured on the home page of the quadruple-curated group, All Stars. Featured images are changed weekly, so for your image to remain visible for potential buyers who visit the group later, please post your featured images in the discussion thread titled Feature Archives 2021.
Dorothy Pugh
Cool capture of this monster squirrel! l/f
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks Dorothy for the nice comment and the LF!! Leaving for Yuma, AZ for the winter on Wednesday!!
Morris Finkelstein
Great close up photo of a Marmot with a wonderful pose and composition, Robert! F/L
Pamela Williams
What a fine piece of artwork and I am happy to announce that this beauty has been featured on the streets of the Art District group. Congratulations for this accomplishment! You may archive your work in the groups "Feature Archives & Thank You Thread"
Mick Anderson
One of the best captures of this curious fellow I've seen! One chewed on my shoelaces while I was resting on a hike a number of years ago. Makes me smile to this day :) F/V
Linda Phelps
F/L Very nice capture of this darling marmot. The natural color and composition are pleasing to my eyes. This pose of the animal with the rock shows how the colors in the fur on its back blends into its surroundings.
Lydia Holly
Great pose...standing at attention! L/F
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks Lydia for the LF and the comment!! He was like that for about a minute.
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