#marmota monax

[geopsych]

I saw a baby groundhog this morning, and its mama who was keeping eye on me. I was glad to see them because I haven’t been seeing any where I always used to see them. At least someone is carrying on the species!

#pennsylvania #groundhog #woodchuck #baby groundhog #marmot #marmota monax #may #springtime #this is as pennsylvania as it gets

[podartists]

Marmota (Marmota monax) | John James Audubon (1785-1851) | rawpixel (The New York Public Library)

#marmota #marmota monax #john james audubon #audubon #illustration #sciuridae

[ribzinc]

Eared grebe, northern shoveler, groundhog, northern pintail, red-winged blackbird, black bear, yellow warbler, trumpeter swan, ring necked duck

#nature #birds #ornithology #twitcher #aminals #marmota monax #aythya collaris #ecology #environment #podiceps nigricollis #spatula clypeata #anas acuta #agelaius phoeniceus #setophaga petechia #cygnus buccinator #ursus americanus #text #me #personal

[nishawolfe]

Groundhog

Photo taken in Millersville, MD 04/21/2022 Photography by Nisha Wolfe

#Groundhog #Marmota monax #animal #Photography #My Photography #Millersville #Maryland #MD #04/21/2022

[spookyfoxdreamer]

#This marmota monax Was born on July 1st 2004ad monkey Year

[antiqueanimals]

Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, vol. 11, Mammals II. 1972.

1.) Speckled ground squirrel (Spermophilus suslicus)

2.) European ground squirrel (Spermophilus citellus)

3.) Groundhog (Marmota monax)

4.) Black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)

#rodents #speckled ground squirrels #european ground squirrels #groundhogs #prairie dogs #black-tailed prairie dogs

[arthistoryanimalia]

Today is #GroundhogDay (US), #MarmotDay (Alaska), and #HedgehogDay (Europe), so here is one of each!

1 Groundhog (Marmota monax)

Woodchuck - Arctomys monax* E.K. / L. Prang & Co., 1874 1 print : color lithograph ; sheet 35 x 27.3 cm. Library of Congress *same species; alternate common name and older scientific name

2 Hoary Marmot (Marmota caligata)

HOARY MARMOT, or WHISTLER / Marmota caligata p. 535 in Wild animals of North America, intimate studies of big and little creatures of the mammal kingdom by Edward William Nelson, 1918; illustration by Louis Agassiz Fuertes Biodiversity Heritage Library

3 European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)

Hedgehog and Young Plate I in British land mammals and their habits by Alexander Nicol Simpson, 1911; illustration by C. F. Newall Internet Archive

#mammals #groundhog #woodchuck #marmot #hedgehog #illustration #book illustration #print #lithograph #19th century #20th century #Library of Congress #Biodiversity Heritage Library #Internet Archive #Groundhog Day #Marmot Day #Hedgehog Day #American art #British art #animals in art

[myrachidh]

Marmot ~ Groundhog ~ Woodchuck ~ Marmota monax ~ Marmotte commune ~ in my yard in Sparta, New Jersey #Groundhogday #Punxsutawney #punxsutawneyphil #Marmot #Groundhog #Woodchuck #Marmota #Marmotamonax #Marmotte #Marmottecommune #myyard #Sparta, #NJ #NewJersey #rodentsofinstagram #rodents #wildlife #wildanimals #wildlifephotography ~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/rachidh/albums (at Sparta, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChdaRA0LCSd/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#groundhogday #punxsutawney #punxsutawneyphil #marmot #groundhog #woodchuck #marmota #marmotamonax #marmotte #marmottecommune #myyard #sparta #nj #newjersey #rodentsofinstagram #rodents #wildlife #wildanimals #wildlifephotography

[murshili-ii]

Groundhog Day special: A Look Outside

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In continuation of the Spring Vignettes series of seasonal minimalist digital art pieces, I present our second piece, in honor of Groundhog Day, or Candlemas, on February 2nd.

Before I explain what the piece means to me, please tell me what it means to _you_. I’m just the artist; you’re the beholder. The art exists in your eyes. I want to know what I’ve accomplished.

Leave a comment.

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Groundhogs (Marmota monax), also known as woodchucks or Canada marmots, are large ground-squirrels common in North America. During the winter, they go into hibernation in the shelter of their burrows; true hibernation, unlike the torpor of a bear.

In the United States, folk custom has it that on the 2nd of February, a groundhog comes out of his hole for a peek; and if he sees his shadow, he returns to continue his slumber, concluding that winter will continue for another six weeks; whereas if he casts no visible shadow, he will emerge, concluding that spring has arrived.

This folk-saying was probably introduced to North America by Pennsylvania Dutch settlers (actually Germans, who refer to themselves in German as “deutsch”), who adapted it from a similar saying in Germany concerning badgers. In German, “Lichtmeßwoche” (“Candlemas-week”) rhymes with “Loche” (“hole”).

In recent times, one particular groundhog in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, has attained great fame as a meteorologist on account of this rumor; and he allegedly conveys predictions to his top-hatted handlers as part of a public ceremony, which are then interpreted into English and announced.

Personally, I think the tophat would look more fetching on the groundhog.

Other famous groundhogs have taken on similar roles as local prognosticators, such as Fred la Marmotte, a Québécois groundhog who also releases predictions every February 2nd.

On a cold early-spring morning, I have no doubt that any groundhog would greatly appreciate a four-paned glass window, and a steaming hot cup of tea, if he could obtain them.

(You can think of it as a cup of espresso if you want; again, I’m just the artist.) The bird outside is an American robin (Turdus migratorius); a migratory bird that winters in the south, the first sighting of which is said to be a herald of spring in the north.

#groundhog #groundhogday #spring #springholidays #digitalart #vector #mosaic #collage #inkscape

[kismetfakemon]

Name: Hogonax Name Origin: Portmanteau of Groundhog and Marmota Monax (the species name for groundhogs) Classification: Fearful Pokemon Type: Time/Normal Evolution Method: Evolves into Punxsuhog at Level 30 Ability: Flavour Text: The Pokemon is literally afraid of its shadow, and for good reason! A mysterious ghost has possessed Hogonax's shadow and decided to torment it any chance it got. The ghost feeds off fear and Hogonax's fear is such a treat! Often times Hogonax is too afraid to battle because its shadow may attack it. When the shadow isn't tormenting Hogonax, it is honestly a very good Pokemon to have that can tell the time accurately and even predict future weather events.

Name: Punxsuhog Name Origin: Portmanteau of Punxsutawney and Groundhog Classification: Bonded Pokemon Type: Time/Ghost Evolution Method: Evolves from Hogonax at Level 30 Ability: Symbiosis (The symbionts attack together) Flavour Text: After much time spent with the ghost in its shadow, Hogonax is able to have a symbiotic relationship with it, evolving into Punxsuhog and gaining the Ghost type! Together, the two have a much better mutually beneficial relationship where Punxsuhog gains protection and the ghost rates the fear of Pokemon it defends Punxsuhog from! In addition, Punxsuhog is now able to more accurately predict the future and weather conditions without the ghost messing with it's abilities.

#pokemon #fakemon #fake pokemon #normal type #ghost type #time type #north civisce #civisce

[one-cute-animal]

Red fox kit (Vulpes vulpes) and a groundhog (Marmota monax) from Mary Lee Agnew on Flickr.

(ⓒ Mary Lee Agnew

all rights reserved)

#one cute animal #queue can lead a horse to water #mammals #red fox #red fox kit #groundhog #wisconsin

[adk-almanack-mirror]

#ADK #Adirondacks #Adirondack Almanack #Adirondack Park

[skullkxd]

Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota monax materiam possit materiari?

“WHAT? SORRY, I DONT SPEAK BLOG PREVIEW FILLER.”

#heradea #;; answered

[sciencefor]

Did You Know?

Groundhogs (Marmota monax) build large, elaborate, multi-level burrows that contain separate 'rooms' such as nurseries, food storage and sleeping areas, and even washrooms.

#sciencefacts #groundhog #animalbuilders

[doxxeh]

Groundhog Skull (Marmota monax)

#nature #animals #bones

[drivenbycheese]

Oh dudes, today I totally thought I saw a beaver. But then it turned around and it didn’t have a beaver tail. And that is how I discovered that a woodchuck is also known as a “land beaver”.

“The groundhog  (Marmota monax), also known as a woodchuck, whistle-pig, or in some areas as a land-beaver” …

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundhog)

Anyway, I’d never seen a woodchuck before. It was trying to eat some weeds in the front yard, but then it saw me through the window and ran away. Woodchucks don’t know about glass.