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Pika preparing for winter

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American Pika collecting food on the slopes of Mount Bross, Mosquito Range. Colorado 2006.

Pikas remain active all year and do not hibernate. They rely on haystacks of plants, which they build throughout the summer in their tunnels to get them through winter months.

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grunt

Animal pix

Voted 10/10

I really enjoy your animal pictures, thank you for sharing them!

Posted Jan 26, 2007 10:14 pm


	Anya Jingle	Re: Animal pix
	Hasn't voted	Thank you. I'm glad you liked them :)
		Posted Jan 26, 2007 11:51 pm

tarol

Cute!

Voted 10/10

Pikas are definitely one of my favorite animals :)

Posted Feb 5, 2007 9:10 pm


	Anya Jingle	Re: Cute!
	Hasn't voted	Mine also :)
		Posted Feb 6, 2007 1:36 am

mtybumpo

Hungry!

Voted 10/10

It seems that everytime I see one of these critters it's stuffing its face with something! I wonder if they're ever FULL? Pika's are great! Nice picture!

Posted May 21, 2007 6:41 pm


	Anya Jingle	Re: Hungry!
	Hasn't voted	Thank you. Yes, they do eat often but still have a great figure anyways ;) They are one of my favorites in the Rockies. So agile and always on the go. I love their stamina.
		Posted May 21, 2007 7:15 pm

BobSmith

Too precious!

Voted 10/10

Great photo. I hope to see some pikas on my trip out west next year.

Posted Jun 10, 2007 1:19 pm


	Anya Jingle	Re: Too precious!
	Hasn't voted	Thank you Bob. I hope you get to see a lot of them. You will probably hear them first though. Supposedly, they make calls to warn each other of danger, but I think they do it for entertainment as well to attract our attention ;)
		Posted Jun 11, 2007 1:33 am