Just back after a few weeks hiking, chilling and having fun with friends, so any photo opportunities were going to be limited as I had to keep backpacking light, as weather can change and so clothes/kit were priority at 3-5000 ft.
Over the years I've known Marmots were around in some parts of our hikes and often saw them some 80m or so away, keeping their distance, darting back into their burrows, but you can always hear their whistles. So I was glad to come across this wee fellow who was using an old, abandoned ski lift 'hut'. Armed with only the 70-200 and 1.4 it meant good fieldcraft and close quarter combat, between his defence of scurrying off at any sign of danger and me trying to get close, but with minimal movement. Also with the cows using the high mountain pastures I had to pick my way through the grass - very carefully!!! We often played 'hide & seek' over the three encounters.
Thanks to those who viewed or posted a comment on the previous thread.
Steve
Subject: Marmot (Marmota marmota) grazing to pack weigh on for winter
Location: Switzerland
Camera: Canon 1DX MKII
Lens: 70-200 f/2.8 HH
Exposure: 1/1600s at f/5.6 ISO2500 EV +0.67
Original format: Portrait, cropped slightly at the top for presentation
Processed via: LRCC & PSCC2015.5







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