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<\/p>\nNot all of my subjects have feathers. I’ll photograph any critter, especially when they’re as cute and appealing as these guys.<\/p>\n
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1\/1600, f\/7.1, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n Back in April almost four years ago I took way<\/em> too many photos of a family of Yellow-bellied Marmots in a fairly remote area of Box Elder County. The pups, there were several of them, were especially hard to resist. These two in particular found comfort in each other’s company so while I was there they were never very far from each other. Some of the other pups were noticeably more independent.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1\/1000, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n These two mostly stuck like glue to each other, even when they were safely within the confines of of the rock pile that contained the entrance(s) to their burrow. Here the pup on the right held out its left paw to its sibling, who took the paw into ‘his’ mouth and appeared to gently nibble on it. It lasted long enough for me to get about a half dozen photos of the behavior.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1\/1600, f\/7.1, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n A couple of the pups seemed to be fascinated by this rusty old wire fence. This one was obviously trying to decide if it was worth his effort to try to climb it. He pondered the question for some time before deciding against it.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1\/2000, f\/7.1, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n This may or may not have been the same pup but he took it a little further, to the point that he very nearly pulled himself up the fence and off the rock he was standing on. Or maybe he was contemplating doing pullups by using the horizontal wire as a pullup bar. Whatever his thoughts, as far as I know his feet never left the rock.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If my plans hold up, tomorrow’s post also relates to fences – thanks to something I learned about them yesterday from Judy Gusick. Having grown up in Montana farming\/ranching country I thought I was pretty knowledgeable about fences but what I learned yesterday was both new to me and fascinating.<\/p>\n Between Judy and me we’ll provide more evidence that one should never underestimate the ingenuity of rural folks living in remote areas.<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Not all of my subjects have feathers. I’ll photograph any critter, especially when they’re as cute and appealing as these guys. (4 photos)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/yellow-bellied-marmot-2353-ron-dudley.jpg\" "\\"yellow-bellied-marmot-2353-ron-dudley\\"")
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