{"id":2061,"date":"2019-01-15T10:59:49","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T17:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boucherphotographie.com\/?p=2061"},"modified":"2019-01-15T13:23:40","modified_gmt":"2019-01-15T20:23:40","slug":"yellow-bellied-marmot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.boucherphotographie.com\/?p=2061","title":{"rendered":"Yellow-bellied Marmot"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.48&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.74&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;]<p>Yellow-bellied Marmot (Marmota flaviventris). I suppose I could gripe about uncooperative weather and the effects it is currently having on birds and wildlife. But, isn\u2019t that part of the beauty of photographing these critters? My preferred subjects, are, generally unpredictable. So unpredictable and inconsistent weather coupled with unpredictable subjects just makes the process a little more difficult, and interesting. The weather has as much to do with bird and animal behavior as other conditions. However, I have not yet been too successful so far. Even during a recent trip to photograph Mountain Goats and high anticipation for close images, the goats had different ideas. During a scouting excursion, I came across some Marmots and Pikas. Having seen bi-pedal animals with regularity, they were slightly habituated to humans and were a little curious. I grabbed my three-legged chair, shouldered my camera and tripod and found a place where a family of Marmots went about their business and the Pikas scurried about gathering their larder for the approaching cold weather, and settle in. Neither cared much about my presence, as long as I minded my manners and respected their territory. Ubiquitous in some locations and perhaps overlooked, I find these large, colorful, rodents a pleasure to watch.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.boucherphotographie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DBP_D5_20180811_00057-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C698\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.boucherphotographie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DBP_D5_20180811_00057-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C698 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.boucherphotographie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DBP_D5_20180811_00057-1.jpg?resize=300%2C204 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.boucherphotographie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DBP_D5_20180811_00057-1.jpg?resize=768%2C523 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.boucherphotographie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DBP_D5_20180811_00057-1.jpg?resize=1080%2C736 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.boucherphotographie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DBP_D5_20180811_00057-1.jpg?w=2160 2160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.boucherphotographie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DBP_D5_20180811_00057-1.jpg?w=3240 3240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.boucherphotographie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Fluer_de_Lis-Drop-Shadow-e1410388334602.png?resize=50%2C50\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-731\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_social_media_follow _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.5&#8243;][et_pb_social_media_follow_network url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BoucherPhotographie\/?ref=bookmarks&#8221; social_network=&#8221;facebook&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#3b5998&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.5&#8243; follow_button=&#8221;off&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221;]facebook[\/et_pb_social_media_follow_network][et_pb_social_media_follow_network url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/boucherphotographie\/&#8221; social_network=&#8221;instagram&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ea2c59&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.5&#8243; follow_button=&#8221;off&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221;]instagram[\/et_pb_social_media_follow_network][\/et_pb_social_media_follow][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yellow-bellied Marmot (Marmota flaviventris). 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So unpredictable and inconsistent weather coupled with unpredictable subjects just makes the process a little more difficult, and interesting. The weather has as much to do with bird and animal behavior as other conditions. However, I have not yet been too successful so far. Even during a recent trip to photograph Mountain Goats and high anticipation for close images, the goats had different ideas. During a scouting excursion, I came across some Marmots and Pikas. Having seen bi-pedal animals with regularity, they were slightly habituated to humans and were a little curious. I grabbed my three-legged chair, shouldered my camera and tripod and found a place where a family of Marmots went about their business and the Pikas scurried about gathering their larder for the approaching cold weather, and settle in. Neither cared much about my presence, as long as I minded my manners and respected their territory. 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