When we visited the Rocky Mountains last year ,we did not see any marmots...now they seemed to be everywhere. How I love them. At this time a year, they so fat and their coat is beautiful: ready for hibernation!
They have a strong social life and look out for each other. I love their sassy stern looks.
They were hardly afraid of us. In fact, research shows they rather seek the company of humans knowing that their arch enemies, birds of prey and foxes will stay away. Smart cookies!!
I also love they idea of them snuggled up in their cozy burrows, sleeping the cold month away.
In tegenstelling tot onze vorige reis naar de Rocky Mountains, zagen we nu overal wilde marmotten! Zulke mooie, stoere dieren. Ze zijn onderling bijzonder sociaal en nu op zijn mooist : moddervet met een dikke vacht, klaar voor de winter slaap. Deze slimme dieren zoeken juist gezelschap van mensen, omdat ze weten dat hun aartsvijanden , de roofvogels en vossen dat juist niet doen! Slimme rakkers!
Love and Liefs, Johanna
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! That’s my cuteness overdose for the day! 🙂
you are welcome ;o)
They are soooo cute! We don’t have marmots in Australia. Thank you for sharing these gorgeous pics. The colours in the photos are gorgeous too!
Thank you Norah! I am happy you enjoyed it!
What lovely pictures. We have Dassies in Africa that look quite similar. I wonder if they are related?
I looked at dassies, they are so cute!! What remarkable faces. They both fall in the order of rodents so yes…cousins I’d say ;o)
Great pictures – very cute little animals!
Actually, they are quite big..a fat cat size I’d say.
I’m blown away by your photos! They are so crisp and clear and perfect. Are you using a telephoto lens or did you get so close to these little furballs?
yes, we took out our fancy photo equipment for this. We use a D7100 Nikon camera and most of the photos were shot with a 300mm or a 200 to 500mm..needles to say that Mr. Walker carries the camera bag ;o) But we could get pretty close to them, they really don’t mind the humans since they discovered they give them protection. calling them tame would be many steps too far ;o)
Great photos! Those marmots look a lot like groundhogs.
You are right, and they are about the same size too.
I almost thought the marmot was a squirrel. Thanks for sharing the photos and the education about marmots. Very interesting!
You are welcome!
They’re so adorable. Their lifestyle sounds like mine — hibernate the cold month’s away! LOL! Hope all is well, my friend!
I personally think they miss out..but hey each to their own ;o)
Beautiful photos! They are so very fat and furry! Best wishes xx
They are ready to hibernate, fat stored and fur warm and golden ;o)
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I love the shots of those cute little rodents. Why are rodents so cute.? And smart too.
They are actually not so little, a good fat cat size, I’d say. But they adorable indeed.
Well, they certainly blend in very well with their environment, and are cute too! To me they look a little like a beaver, especially with that furry tail version. I’m always happy whenever I sight native wildlife. Where I live, that means cute but timid (very smart) ringtail possums and all the different native and non-native birds, as they love our garden. 🙂
I love possums, we have them here too. Some people say they look here so ghost like with black eyes and silver grey fur, less cute than your ringtails. But i do love them. A blog friend from new Zealand send me a ball of possum yarn, most intriguing. Still have knit it , I am looking for the perfect project! Thanks for a great visit Jan!
They are adorable little critters. They must see humans as friendly giants. And believe me, there are many times when I would like to sleep away the winter and emerge in the spring. 😊
I am glad you enjoyed the post, ah sleeping through winter…missing out on the best times of the year!!! ;o)
So sweet. I didn’t know much about marmots, so this was very interesting. They sure are cute little guys – great pics. Have a great week ahead!
Glad you enjoyed it!!!
When we lived in Alaska, I loved seeing marmots on hikes–elusive, whistling, charming things. But, after a night camping at Lincoln Rock State Park in Wenatchee, Washington, I will never feel the same about them. The park was INFESTED with hordes of fat, garbage-eating marmots. The minute someone left a campsite, marmot battalions descended, flattened out like huge furry leeches (as if they could avoid detection), scouring every inch of the campsite for any yummy leavings. Like giant rats. Slightly nightmarish.
I am actually not amazed, they are such smart opportunists!! I would be rather scared since they are quite big and fierce! Thank goodness no marmot in our kitchen and the like!
Do they bite??? They are adorable!!!
Haha, I did not try to cuddle them becuase I am pretty sure they would have their ways of telling you to back of!
hahaaa….safe bet!
Love these cuties 🙂 Ready for winter, stored plenty of fat 🙂
I agree, they are lovely!
What a treat! Perfect timing of this post for this time of year – it has that warm and fuzzy feel! So fall! Such a cute critter.
I am happy you liked it so much!
Odd little characters aren’t they!? Remind me of beavers. They seem quite content and focused in what they are doing and completely unfazed by the camera. Super photographs!
Indeed they are very relaxed and fierce looking at the same time. They were in good place at the right time ;o)
The “bruisers” of the animal world lol
They are so darn cute! Cute, cute, cute.
Oh, they are really lovely! 🙂 It’s funny that humans usually prefer to be very skinny but fat animals are so cute. 😀
So now, my previous question is answered. You might not be aware, but I’m going backwards in your posts. These little cuties are Marmots!! Well, I never. Chubby, furry things always make me go awwww. They are wonderful xo B