I don’t often see marmots, so it was fun to see two different (widely separated) ones yesterday. Both were Yellow–bellied Marmots, but the pictures below are only of the first.
Locally, there are two species: The Yellow–bellied Marmot is found in the valleys; The Hoary Marmot higher in the mountains. The marmot is essentially a large, vegetarian, ground squirrel.
