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Pika

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Posted by Rene Pirolt on August 13, 2007 at 5:35 PM
I usually don’t shoot critters, but I had to take a photo of this fella!

This guy was quite busy padding his den (or cooking up a large pot of tomato sauce), and was not all interested in the very large humans just a couple feet away!
Posted by David A Bliss on August 13, 2007 at 6:17 PM
Nice shot of the Pika collecting hay! Pikas don't hybernate, so they must store enough food for the winter. They collect plant material, and then lay it out to dry. Once it is dry, they store it in their den for winter.

http://www.nhptv.org/NatureWorks/americanpika.htm
Posted by Matthew Kennedy on August 13, 2007 at 6:50 PM
Aw, he's cute. Nice shot.
Posted by Joshua Hardin on August 13, 2007 at 6:55 PM
Cool photo Rene. That's quite a mouthful. Maybe he's storing stuff up in the den just in case the marmot hunters move on to shooting smaller defenseless creatures and he has to survive a standoff. :rolleyes:
Posted by Kalin Wilson on August 13, 2007 at 9:37 PM
Cool shot, Rene! Was he winking at you?
Posted by Rick Dunn on August 13, 2007 at 10:52 PM
Very cute, René!
Posted by Adam Schallau on August 14, 2007 at 9:33 PM
Nice capture, René!
Posted by Phillip Noll on August 15, 2007 at 4:11 PM
Love it! Cute little furball!
Posted by Dan Walters on August 16, 2007 at 4:42 PM
Great shot!