Room With A View
This marmot was hanging out on the crumbly rock cliffs that overlook Lake Yellowstone, while most of the colony was nearby in the grasses of a nearby meadow or on the rock formations where they live. It was a nice opportunity to photograph a marmot with waves in the background.
I’ve seen marmots at various other places in the park, including Mount Washburn, but Storm Point was my favorite not only because of the close viewing and frequent activity of the colony, but also because I observed the marmots in several different settings within a small area.
Meadow
A marmot from the same colony as the marmot in the picture above, this one standing in a meadow right next to the crumbling rock cliffs beside Lake Yellowstone. I dropped to my knees both to get at the marmot’s eye level and to partially obscure it behind the grasses. I think the picture would have worked from a higher vantage point as well, but there was only time for one shot.
Spread Out
Marmots aren’t exactly thin, but when they lie down their chubby bodies spread out flat and give them a low profile. This marmot was sunning itself in a boulder field along the trail, my favorite place to marmot watch in Yellowstone.