Hugnot
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We live in city suburbia but get to see wildlife frequently.
We get to see this rock chuck - AKA yellow belly marmot, marmota flaviventris every time we go shopping & drive by his/her den/house located near the edge of the municipal golf course where logs. old turf, stumps, & concrete are placed. The rodent is always looking at passing traffic. Past experience with that rodent's kind shows that they can be migratory as individua;s or groups travel from place to place. These rodents are attracted to human placed structures like old abandoned houses, sheds, barns. vehicles & even boats. Marmota flaviventris" - sure looks like some kind of big squirrel.
The other photo is a small herd of teen age boy mule deers enjoying our back yard. They seem to have pointy heads, & big ears. Most of the neighborhood deers white tail deers but small herds of mule deers come down from the hills frequenly to visit.
We get to see this rock chuck - AKA yellow belly marmot, marmota flaviventris every time we go shopping & drive by his/her den/house located near the edge of the municipal golf course where logs. old turf, stumps, & concrete are placed. The rodent is always looking at passing traffic. Past experience with that rodent's kind shows that they can be migratory as individua;s or groups travel from place to place. These rodents are attracted to human placed structures like old abandoned houses, sheds, barns. vehicles & even boats. Marmota flaviventris" - sure looks like some kind of big squirrel.
The other photo is a small herd of teen age boy mule deers enjoying our back yard. They seem to have pointy heads, & big ears. Most of the neighborhood deers white tail deers but small herds of mule deers come down from the hills frequenly to visit.
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