I was up in the mountains again this morning and was shooting some Yellow-bellied Marmots when the session turned viscious!

Everything started normal:




Then the Marmot noticed me and aggressively tried to stare me down:



When that didn't work he started flexing his muscles and shadow boxing in an attempt to intimidate me:



Then he let out a wild echoing roar that could be heard for miles...



and then viciously attacked with teeth bared and claws extended!!!



After the ferocious attack I managed this shot of the deranged beast cleaning the blood off his claws.




Ok, maybe a little exaggeration but hey, sounds good, LOL!!!

All images with 30D and 400/5.6
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