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Stamps in a Weathered Passport

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Birding was tougher. There are no trees throughout the landscape, so it is either looking up for birds passing overhead or stomping through the scrub to flush hiding birds. While driving along and looking for flags, I noticed my lifer hyrax, a large, angry-looking groundhog-like mammal.

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Hoary Marmot (Marmota caligata) at Mount Rainier

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And marmots, of course, are nothing but pretentious groundhogs, so the name Whistle Pig seems like an extremely fair appellation. If you liked this post and want to see more great images of mammals and other creatures make sure to check out 10,000 Clicks , our big (and growing) page of galleries here at 10,000 Birds.