American pika soaks in the morning sun
After a couple of hours on Mount Evans recently, it looked like the pika weren't going to play. I looked and listened but was having no luck spotting these tiny,…
Big whiskers on a little Pika
Such fun creatures to photograph but not always easy to do so. They are always on the move, scrambling to gather food before winter arrives. Yesterday, this little American Pika…
American Pika picks a tall watch tower
When you are one of the smallest creatures in the big mountains, it is tough to see around, particularly for a Pika who lives in talus fields with rocks that…
Head on with an American Pika
If this were a bigger critter, it might be intimidating. ;-) Always one of the highlights of my high altitude visitors are these little dudes. Staking out some of my…
American Pika licks its lips
Such a cutie! I had a rather charmed encounter with this little critter back in August. I hiked into a talus field near the top of Trail Ridge Road in…
Extreme closeup of one of the high country’s smallest creatures
It is pretty rare that the tiny American Pika stops long enough for you to compose a nice closeup. This particular one though did just that for me back in…