Early Summer Groundhog Kits in Western Maine

The groundhog (Marmota monax), is also known as woodchuck or whistlepig. These large burrowing rodents belong to the group of large ground squirrels called marmots. The following pictures are of young groundhog siblings taking residents under the shed in the backyard.

Groundhog Siblings (Marmota monax), Emerging From Their Burrow

Woodchuck Siblings (Marmota monax), Playing in Front of A Wooden Shed Door

Woodchuck Babies (Marmota monax), Sitting on A Rock In Front of A Wooden Shed Door

Two Woodchuck (Marmota monax), Siblings Sitting On Old Wood In Front of A Weathered Shed Door

Two Whistlepig Kits (Marmota monax), Kissing In Front A Weathered Wooden Shed Door

A Young Woodchuck Kit (Marmota monax), Foraging For Food in The Tall Grasses

A Young Woodchuck (Marmota monax), Eating in A Field of Tall Grass

A Close-Up of A Young Woodchuck (Marmota monax), Feeding on Tall Grasses in The Backyard

A Young Woodchuck Kit (Marmota monax), Looking For Food In A Field of Grass and Hawkweed (Hieracium)

A Young Groundhog (Marmota monax), Sitting and Eating in the Tall Grass