{"id":110598,"date":"2022-05-03T04:39:24","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T10:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=110598"},"modified":"2022-05-03T05:36:25","modified_gmt":"2022-05-03T11:36:25","slug":"marmot-pups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/03\/marmot-pups\/","title":{"rendered":"Marmot Pups"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here I go, using that word ‘cute’ again.<\/p>\n

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1\/5000, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

But they ARE cute, don’t you think?<\/p>\n

Three days ago I spent a few minutes with an adult Yellow-bellied Marmot and two of its sibling pups in a remote area of northern Utah. The adult was a little scroungy-looking, possibly due to a skin condition such as mange or something similar, but the very shy pups were extremely photogenic. They stayed close to the entrance to their den in the rocks and were usually partially hidden by them but I thought their furtiveness was part of their appeal.<\/p>\n

The den of the marmots I usually photograph is in a limestone rock pile and I don’t think the limestone is particularly attractive in my photos but for my tastes these darker, lichen-encrusted rocks make a much more appealing setting.\u00a0And demonstrate once again how very effective cryptic coloration<\/a><\/span><\/span> can be as camouflage.<\/p>\n

Even though they were close to me and I knew exactly where they were, these guys were so effectively hidden I had a hard time finding them again every time I looked away for a moment.<\/p>\n

It was frustrating but I’m glad their camo works.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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Here I go, using that word ‘cute’ again.<\/p>\n

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