Missouri Mabel and Her Brood Photo Gallery by Liz Bickel at pbase.com

Missouri Mabel and Her Brood

A young Female Groundhog, showed up in our yard in 2020.
I first noticed her in April. She must have had a male visitor in February. In May, she started to bring babies around to our front porch. The litter was seven pups!!! It was fun watching the litter grow from fluff balls into real groundhogs. Each became an identifiable individual with its own look and little mannerisms. As the Summer progressed, most of the pups eventually moved away to start its own home. By the end of October, only Mabel and two of the pups remained. They didn't go into hibernation until close to the end of November.

During the Spring, Summer, and Fall of 2020, this groundhog family taught me a lot about groundhog behavior. Mabel and her family also turned the stressful situation of being stuck at home during the Summer of World COVID into a pleasant photographer's escape to a "National Park" experience. I was lucky to have them in my life.
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This gallery continues in 2022 (and beyond) with Missouri Mabel's
daughter Missouri Maude
and her offspring.

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New Resident 2020
Peeking In 2020
Entertaining
Lots of Big Rodents

Surprisingly Tolerant 2020
Yard Rodents
I should be photographing Grizzly Bears.
The Remaining Three

Hello, Mabel
Fight!!!
World Photography Day 2020
Goodbye for This Year 2020

Pop Up Surprise!
Hibernation is Over 2021
Front Porch Groundhog 3-15-21
Spring Has Sprung 4-14-21

Missouri Mable 7-01-21
Missouri Mabel 10-16-21
The Color of a Groundhog
Pregnant 4-04-23

Baby's First Day Out 5-04-23
Mama Maude 5-19-23
Tree Climbing Groundhog 7-01-23
Maude and Velcro

Missouri Maude 7-10-23
First Day of Meteorologist Fall 2023
"Lumpy" 8-13-23
Last Sighting of Lumpy for 2023 (11-18)

First Day of Meteorologist Spring 2024
Sunbathing 3-22-24
Brand New Babies!!! 5-08-24
Tree Climbing Groundhog 5-15-24

"Missouri Millie" 4-23-24
Looking at Me 2-20-24

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New Resident 2020	Peeking In 2020	Entertaining	Lots of Big Rodents
Surprisingly Tolerant 2020	Yard Rodents	I should be photographing Grizzly Bears.	The Remaining Three
Hello, Mabel	Fight!!!	World Photography Day 2020	Goodbye for This Year 2020
Pop Up Surprise!	Hibernation is Over 2021	Front Porch Groundhog 3-15-21	Spring Has Sprung 4-14-21
Missouri Mable 7-01-21	Missouri Mabel 10-16-21	The Color of a Groundhog	Pregnant 4-04-23
Baby's First Day Out 5-04-23	Mama Maude 5-19-23	Tree Climbing Groundhog 7-01-23	Maude and Velcro
Missouri Maude 7-10-23	First Day of Meteorologist Fall 2023	"Lumpy" 8-13-23	Last Sighting of Lumpy for 2023 (11-18)
First Day of Meteorologist Spring 2024	Sunbathing 3-22-24	Brand New Babies!!! 5-08-24	Tree Climbing Groundhog 5-15-24
"Missouri Millie" 4-23-24	Looking at Me 2-20-24