Run run little pika is a photograph by Judi Dressler which was uploaded on September 13th, 2016.
Run run little pika
This little Pika was very busy storing food in his den; racing back and forth at great speed! Taken at the top of 14,000' Mt Evans in Colorado, I... more
Title
Run run little pika
Artist
Judi Dressler
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This little Pika was very busy storing food in his den; racing back and forth at great speed! Taken at the top of 14,000' Mt Evans in Colorado, I felt lucky to get this one shot of him mid-air!
From National Wildlife Federation: "Despite their cuddly appearance, American pikas—the smallest members of the lagomorph group—are among North America's toughest animals. Pikas are one of the few mammals in the lower 48 states that can survive their entire lives in alpine terrain, the windswept no-man's-land above tree line. American pikas are believed to have evolved from Siberian ancestors that crossed the former land bridge between Asia and Alaska. They once lived across North America, but have been retreating upslope over the past 12,000 years. American pikas now live on high-elevation cool mountains west of the Rocky Mountains."
Photo taken on August 19, 2016, at the top of Mount Evans, Colorado.
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Descriptive keywords and tags for this image include pika, pikas, ochotona, ochotonidae, ochotona princeps, fauna, animal, alpine, mountain, nature, rocks, rock, mount evans, mt evans, mt. evans, mountains, colorado, rodent, cute, sweet. small, high altitude, burrow, den, mammals, mammal, animals, talus, critterdressler, and judi dressler
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September 13th, 2016
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Comments (24)
Harriet Peck Taylor
I just love this amazing photograph, Judi! I love the hard-working pikas, but this photo captures what a painter cannot capture except by memory, that split second of present that comes and goes so quickly.
Siene Browne
Can't help but smile when looking at this little guy! Nominated for a special feature in the 1000 Views Group.
Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 views Groups Special Features #20 promotion discussion. Please help your fellow artists by visiting and passing on the love to another artist in the the 1000 Views Group....L/F/Tw
Debby Pueschel
Oh my gosh. If this isn't just the cutest thing! WOW...what a great capture! Nominating for Special Feature in 1000 Views! FLP
Conni Schaftenaar
Awesome photo, Judi! I have been to the top of Mt. Evans - what a drive! This is just a fabulous capture of a busy little one! Fave and nominating in the 1000 Views group for Special promotion!
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group ..... Please place your featured image in the Feature Archive and any other appropriate Archives l/f/p
Douglas Taylor
Very nice, Judi! Great action capture. Must have been in some hurry here, cause winter comes early to Mt. Evans.
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