This picture was taken by Walker Ainsworth with a Digital Konica Minolta camera. It’s a Yellow-Bellied Marmot, which only lives high in the mountains. It’s incredible to me how close these animals got to him. This was taken without a zoom lense, so you can imagine how close he had to get for this photo.
This is a Rocky Mountain Chipmunk, once again, taken by Walker Ainsworth without a zoom lense.
I’ve tried several times to get this close to a chipmunk for a picture but I never got one as clear as this. Apparently, the trick is patience, and sitting as still as possible.