Ya Yellow Livered Schweinhunt

Had enough of the birds yet?  I figured so!  Well, you are in luck.  Thanks to having all the Yellowstone shots processed, I have plenty of non-bird topics to throw at you.  I’ll still need to toss in our feathered friends from time to time, but today I can bring you this ….

Yellow-Bellied Marmot shot in Yellowstone National Park in May 2013

Take your best guess… A Beaver? a Hedgehog? maybe a gym rat Squirrel on steroids?  A Squirrel is actually pretty close seeing as how this creature is a member of that family.  It is actually a member of the Marmota genus commonly referred to as the Yellow-Bellied Marmot.

Yellow-Bellied Marmot shot in Yellowstone National Park in May 2013

hit the jump to read more about our Marmot encounters!

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