[LRflex] Re: IMG: Yellow-bellied Marmot
- From: wildlightphoto@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 21:32:30 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
Otto Rath <orath2001@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Hello Birdman,
>your yellowbellied marmot shot is a beautiful
>animal-portrait.
>they have relatives in swiss mountains: Murmeltiere
>(or "Murmeli" in swiss-german).
>Here in Ontario we have a winter custom: if the tame
>groundhog comes out of his burrow and sees it's
>shadow, there will be several more weeks of winter.
>your amazing Leitz 560mm Telyt is one sharp glass!
>
>greetings Otto
Thanks for the comments, Otto. I read recently (I don't know how accurate this
is) that the alpine marmot may have been more responsible for the Black Death
(bubonic plague) than rats were... hard to say for sure at this date.
Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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