Pika On The Move

Pika On The Move

The pika soap opera continues. When we last left our protagonist (Larry the Pika) he was a bachelor spending his days gathering plants to eat during the long winter (he doesn’t hibernate). He’s been so busy the the last few times all I heard was the occasional “EEENK” from his talus field.

Things have changed. Larry now seems to have a girlfriend. They spent most of the half an hour I visited chasing each other around. In addition to the usual singular “EENK” they were engaged in some sort of conversation.

“ENKenkenkenkENK ENK!!”

I caught this shot as they were racing through the talus. I was trying to track them with a 300+2xTC – not an easy task. I think this is his girlfriend – she ran right in my direction. Not the sharpest pic, or the largest file, but still a fun shoot.

Pikas are an at risk species due to climate change.

Mt Evans Wilderness Area

Pika On The Move belongs to the following groups:

Endangered Species, Exotic Mammals and Scenery Available for sale as

Greeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints and Mounted Prints