A quick, two-second rest
Oh, so cute
Pika, busily feeding
A change from Marmots
A moment to ponder
Living in a rocky world
Just a small mouthful
Pika storing food for the winter in its cave
Stocking up on food for the winter
Time for another Pika shot
A moment of closeness
Gathering food for the winter
Such a cute little thing
Love those big ears and big feet
Love a Pika's ears
Pika, up close
Pika / Ochonta princeps
The cutest little furball
A brief moment's rest
A brief moment of rest
Between a rock and a hard place
Push!
Light-coloured Pika
Mid-squeak!
It's that little guy (gal) again
A brief close encounter
Love those little Pika feet
Pika pose
It's Pika time - again
Small and fast .... and adorable
Pika, on a windy day
American Pika - such a cutie
Pika - tiny fluffball
Don't you just want to put it in your pocket and t…
American Pika
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What could be cuter?
Yesterday, I was lucky enough to have the chance to try and photograph a couple of these absolutely adorable little creatures : ) After a while, I was beginning to despair of ever getting any decent shots at all. These tiny Pikas, also known as Rock Rabbits, hardly ever remain still and they are extremely fast! Imagine a mountain hillside covered in sharp, jagged rocks of all sizes and then try to picture how difficult it is to find in the viewfinder the single rock on which one of these Pikas might happen to sit for a second or two, lol! As time passed, I managed to take quite a lot of photos, though many will need to eventually be deleted. Came home with too many photos to go through when I got home (at midnight!) and this morning I have to get ready to go to my volunteer shift. So, basically, I grabbed a single shot to post today - hope you don't get tired of seeing these little guys, but they are just so very cute. This is a zoomed capture and at this point, the Pika was very close. They are about 15 to 23 centimetres (5.9 to 9.1 in) in body length, so really are pretty small. And, no, I didn't put one in my pocket to bring home with me - just kidding!
Will have to wait till I get home later, to add more information about yesterday's 18-hour trip. For now, I'll just say that the day started and ended on a great note. This little Pika started our day off with such delight, but wait till you hear about the day's ending (no photos taken, though).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pika
Will have to wait till I get home later, to add more information about yesterday's 18-hour trip. For now, I'll just say that the day started and ended on a great note. This little Pika started our day off with such delight, but wait till you hear about the day's ending (no photos taken, though).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pika
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