Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Where's Roger?

Hard to believe this "bee-loud glade" is on one of the busiest corners in the whole city. It's where the Empress Hotel keeps its bees and is also home to Roger, the resident Yellow-bellied Marmot. How Roger arrived on the island (there are no native yellow-bellied Marmots here) and why he chose to live in the garden of the Empress Hotel are mysteries that are unlikely to be solved but he has been there on the corner of Government and Humboldt Streets since 2008. However, when I went there today he was not in evidence, no doubt napping during the heat of the day in his burrow. Click HERE to see some pics of him I took a few years ago.
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2 comments:

  1. William KendallJuly 27, 2017 at 8:37 AM

    Handy for the bees. Thanks for the previous link- Roger's quite distinguished looking.

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  2. JoJoJuly 27, 2017 at 3:46 PM

    I hope Roger's OK!

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