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American Pika
Stanley Jones

American Pika (Ochotona princeps)

American Pika (Ochotona princeps: Ochotonidae) small relatives of rabbits and hares. Found at or above timberline in boulder laden mountain sides of western United States.
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Habitat
Tundra, above timberline, boulder strewn mountain side at 4,304 m (14,120 ft). Forty six (46 m) or (151 ft) from its summit.
Location
Mt. Evans, southwest of Idaho Springs, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA.
Date taken
July 2022
Scientific name
Ochotona princeps
Equipment used
Canon
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Reactions: peterday, Danielbirdwatcher, Scridifer and 1 other person
AliCat
I find nothing more annoying than people seeing an image of a cute animal & screaming 'I want one!'.

.... I WANT ONE! 🤭

What a fabulous shot of this cutie!
 
KC Foggin
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I've never even heard of this creature and you sure got a great close up of it Stanley!
 
bievreJJ
what a cute little creature, Stanley, and a splendid detailed closeup, love it, many tfs!!
 

Media information

Category
Wild Mammals
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
686
Comment count
12

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1250 second(s)
ISO
800
Filename
American Pika close-up, Mt Evans.jpg
File size
1.4 MB
Date taken
Fri, 22 July 2022 8:39 AM
Dimensions
1024px x 929px

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