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Marmota caligata cascandensis
Large ground squirrel with a silvery gray body and a white muzzle.
Spotted along the Huckleberry Creek trail at Sunrise, Mount Rainier National Park. Boulder field above 6000 ft.
Spotted on Jul 13, 2019
Submitted on Jul 14, 2019
5 Comments
Thank you Sukanya. This really did pose for me.
Very cute.
Thanks Neil and Mauna.
Mt. Rainier is marmot central! :-)
Wow, how amazing - an industrial-strength squirrel. Awesome spotting, Brian.