Alaska Pika

akmoose · 21st of July 2008 (Mon)

Had a great day photographing pika here in Alaska ...

scrumpy · 21st of July 2008 (Mon)

That's a real cute pic!
Now. Either he's off to meet his girlfriend;
He's just bought a new lens, and he's on his way home to tell his wife!
But I suspect he's gather food for the coming winter?
Thanks for sharing.

DDA · 21st of July 2008 (Mon)

Great shot! 100-400+TC?

I wish I had already my dSLR and 100-400 when I was up there

akmoose · 21st of July 2008 (Mon)

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Originally Posted by scrumpy

That's a real cute pic!
Now. Either he's off to meet his girlfriend;
He's just bought a new lens, and he's on his way home to tell his wife!
But I suspect he's gather food for the coming winter?
Thanks for sharing.

My first thoughts exactly ...as far as the flowers for the miss.

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Originally Posted by DDA

Great shot! 100-400+TC?

I wish I had already my dSLR and 100-400 when I was up there

I did not use the TC, just used the 100-400mm lens. These little guys are curious and once you settle into the boulder field they come right in. I had a couple of them within 12-inches of me. A lot of fun!

Plan another another trip and bring the new camera gear.

Thanks to all for looking.

Herc7182 · 21st of July 2008 (Mon)

Great shot.

I love seeing and hearing Pikas when I'm out hiking. You're right about their curiousity if you just sit still and wait for them. Sadly they're declining a bit around here, or so it seems.

Cheers, Shayne

akmoose · 21st of July 2008 (Mon)

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Originally Posted by Herc7182

Great shot.

I love seeing and hearing Pikas when I'm out hiking. You're right about their curiousity if you just sit still and wait for them. Sadly they're declining a bit around here, or so it seems.

Cheers, Shayne

Thanks Herc, Sorry to hear about the decline in pika in your area. From what I have read they are fragile creatures and have a short life span.

Thanks for stopping by.

peewiglet · 1st of August 2008 (Fri)

Astounding! Your picture took my breath right away (though happily not for too long). I have to go back and look again.

debbie_liane · 1st of August 2008 (Fri)

This is brilliant. I don't actually know what half the animals and bugs are that are posted on here because we dont seem to have a lot of them here in the UK but they are so cute!!

Alex007 · 1st of August 2008 (Fri)

Terrific shot... Congratulations!

Barb W · 1st of August 2008 (Fri)

love it! very nice shot

BrantG · 1st of August 2008 (Fri)

Very interesting creature. Great capture.

marjnap · 1st of August 2008 (Fri)

That little guy is so cute, great shot! I would melt if a face that cute brought me flowers.

Naturalist · 1st of August 2008 (Fri)

Excellent photo!

akmoose · 2nd of August 2008 (Sat)

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Originally Posted by peewiglet

Astounding! Your picture took my breath right away (though happily not for too long). I have to go back and look again.

Hey thanks for stopping by ...soooo whats a peewiglet?

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Originally Posted by debbie_liane

This is brilliant. I don't actually know what half the animals and bugs are that are posted on here because we dont seem to have a lot of them here in the UK but they are so cute!!

Hi, thanks for looking. This little pika is really active and is constantly on the go. They are closely related to the rabbit. I like to refer to them as boulder bunnies. Really a lot of fun to watch and photograph.

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Originally Posted by Alex007

Terrific shot... Congratulations!

Thank You.

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Originally Posted by Barb W

love it! very nice shot

Thanks Much.

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Originally Posted by BrantG

Very interesting creature. Great capture.

Thanks for looking.

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Originally Posted by marjnap

That little guy is so cute, great shot! I would melt if a face that cute brought me flowers.

HA! Thats great ...glad you like the photo.

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Originally Posted by Naturalist

Excellent photo!

Thank you.

peewiglet · 3rd of August 2008 (Sun)

heh...

A PeeWiglet is a WeePiglet, but a little confused

21st of July 2008 (Mon)	#1
akmoose Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 462 IMAGE EDITING OK	Alaska Pika Had a great day photographing pika here in Alaska ... __________________ http://www.pbase.com/tull777 Canon Gear: 30D SLR(w/Grip Extension), 100-400mm IS, 100mm Macro, 28-135mm IS, 10-22mm, 1.4 Teleconverter, Angle Finder-C, Lensbaby 2.0, Lowepro-DryZone 200 Backpack ... Tight Lines & Best Fishes!

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scrumpy Goldmember Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Dorset, England Posts: 3,615 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Alaska Pika That's a real cute pic! Now. Either he's off to meet his girlfriend; He's just bought a new lens, and he's on his way home to tell his wife! But I suspect he's gather food for the coming winter? Thanks for sharing. __________________ David: Canon EOS 400D - Canon EF70-300mm f/4-55.6 IS USM -Sigma 17-70 F2.8-4.5 DC Macro - Sigma 50-500 'Bigma' - Speedlite 580EX 11 - Better Beamer Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy Last edited by scrumpy : 21st of July 2008 (Mon) at 04:56.

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DDA Formerly foolish member. Waiting for new title. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Between a cow, a clock and tons of chocolate... Posts: 9,333 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Alaska Pika Great shot! 100-400+TC? I wish I had already my dSLR and 100-400 when I was up there __________________ *DDA* - C&C welcomed and encouraged “A technically perfect photograph can be the world’s most boring picture.” (Andreas Feininger) An empty account and a lack of talent

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Herc7182 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Cranbrook, BC - Canada Posts: 109 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Alaska Pika Great shot. I love seeing and hearing Pikas when I'm out hiking. You're right about their curiousity if you just sit still and wait for them. Sadly they're declining a bit around here, or so it seems. Cheers, Shayne __________________ Canon 1D MkII\|5D\|XTi 70-200mm 2.8L\|24-105mm 4L\|50mm 1.4 16-35mm 2.8L Mk II\|100mm 2.8 Macro 430EX Tamron 1.4X TC\|Canon 2X TC\|Kenko Tubes

1st of August 2008 (Fri)	#7
peewiglet Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: England Posts: 10	Re: Alaska Pika Astounding! Your picture took my breath right away (though happily not for too long). I have to go back and look again.

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debbie_liane Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: North West England Posts: 239 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Alaska Pika This is brilliant. I don't actually know what half the animals and bugs are that are posted on here because we dont seem to have a lot of them here in the UK but they are so cute!! __________________ Canon Eos 450D - Canon 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6 - Tamron 70-300mm f4.5-5.6 tele-macro lens.

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Alex007 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Miami Posts: 114 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Alaska Pika Terrific shot... Congratulations! __________________ ________________________________ > my galleries: photosbyag.smugmug.com > my gear

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Barb W Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 1,586 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Alaska Pika love it! very nice shot

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BrantG Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Western PA Posts: 1,259 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Alaska Pika Very interesting creature. Great capture. __________________ Brant Gajda Web Development and Photography Brant Gajda on Flickr DigitalDSLR Blog

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marjnap Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 1,507	Re: Alaska Pika That little guy is so cute, great shot! I would melt if a face that cute brought me flowers. __________________ Marjorie Canon 7D/ 24-105 / 400 5.6 / Tokina 12-24/ 200 2.8/ 85 1.8 All C&C is appreciated, so feel free to be candid. http://www.sknappshots.com

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Naturalist Adrift on a lonely vast sea Join Date: May 2007 Location: Minnesota Northwoods Posts: 4,560	Re: Alaska Pika Excellent photo! __________________ Doug My Gear List http://www.flickr.com/photos/n8trshtr/ Entered: 2-16-84 Passed: 5-22-84 Raised: 6-19-84

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peewiglet Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: England Posts: 10	Re: Alaska Pika heh... A PeeWiglet is a WeePiglet, but a little confused

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