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Moose, Marmots, and Other Wildlife

On each fall visit to Rocky Mountains National Park, we encountered young bull Moose in Sprague Lake, and Yellow-bellied Marmots in a certain rocky area near the highest point on Trail Ridge Road (over 12000 feet). We always love to watch the Marmots scurrying around, presumably getting ready for winter by gathering vegetation to store in their burrows.
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  • Video clip of Sprague Lake and a young bull moose grazing in the water.

    Video clip of Sprague Lake and a young bull moose grazing in the water.

  • This is some serious moose drool!

    This is some serious moose drool!

  • Another young bull moose grazing in the lake.

    Another young bull moose grazing in the lake.

  • Video clip of a Yellow-bellied Marmot running around near its burrow off Trail Ridge Road.

    Video clip of a Yellow-bellied Marmot running around near its burrow off Trail Ridge Road.

  • A Yellow-bellied Marmot near it's den off Trail Ridge Road

    A Yellow-bellied Marmot near it's den off Trail Ridge Road

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  • Yellow-bellied Marmot pair near their burrow.

    Yellow-bellied Marmot pair near their burrow.

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  • A Yellow-bellied Marmot gathering vegetation to store for the winter.

    A Yellow-bellied Marmot gathering vegetation to store for the winter.

  • A Yellow-bellied Marmot about to enter its burrow with vegetation presumably gathered for the winter.

    A Yellow-bellied Marmot about to enter its burrow with vegetation presumably gathered for the winter.

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  • A Downy Woodpecker next to our campsite in Moraine Park.

    A Downy Woodpecker next to our campsite in Moraine Park.

  • Brook trout in a shallow mountain stream near Sprague Lake.

    Brook trout in a shallow mountain stream near Sprague Lake.

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    A Downy Woodpecker next to our campsite in Moraine Park.
    Brook trout in a shallow mountain stream near Sprague Lake.