A quick, two-second rest
Licking the salt
Oh, so cute
Cautious mother of twins
Pika, busily feeding
Yellow-bellied Marmots
Time to relax
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Bison Paddock, Waterton Lakes National Park
Sometimes, all you get is a silhouette
Yellow-bellied Marmot gathering grasses
Yesterday's treat
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Irresistable
A change from Marmots
Quick march
Young Beavers at play
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Supper time for a hungry young Beaver
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Just for the record
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Young Yellow-bellied Marmot
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Yellow-bellied Marmot
Just a small mouthful
Young North American Beaver
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Pika storing food for the winter in its cave
The Bison Paddock, Waterton Lakes National Park, A…
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Male Moose are judged by the size of their antler…
Just in time
Nibble ... nibble ... nibble
A solitary Moose cow
Free car wash, anyone?
Time to rest
A few of the 25 Mule Deer seen
Snowshoe Hare in hiding
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Every creature has to eat
Red Fox in a mountain location
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Gentle and curious
Coyote relaxing in the sun
Time for another Pika shot
Mountain Sheep
Mule Deer on the prairies
Such a fun Moose
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The twins' Mom
One of two little fawns
Now that's a whole lot of bull
Deer in Foxtails
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Wild European Rabbit
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Black Bear busy feeding
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Not interested in us
Coyote on the prowl
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Soft as velvet
A quick glance in our direction
On the prowl
Takes a lot of grass and leaves to fill a Bear
Totally at home
Columbian Ground Squirrel
Happily feeding
Not dressed in their Sunday best
So handsome
Happiness is ... playing in a puddle
Mountain Sheep
A real treat from the weekend
Hiding in the shadows
Hunting for lunch
Caught between a rock and a hard place
Another lucky Weasel shot
A quick stop on the railings
Highlight of the day
Watching us closely
A picture of cuteness
A quick, backwards glance
Stealthy Coyote
Snowshoe Hare in hiding
The look
Columbian Ground Squirrel
Follow the leader
If I keep still....
Such a thrill - from my archives
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
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Taking a break
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Nuttall's Cottontail
Cemetery Jack
The eyes of innocence
Mountain Sheep
Little cutie
Just checking
The branch to nowhere
Mule Deer
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A tasty meal of fresh, green grass
Focussed on feeding
Supper in the park
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What could be cuter?
Yesterday, I was lucky enough to have the chance to try and photograph a couple of these absolutely adorable little creatures : ) After a while, I was beginning to despair of ever getting any decent shots at all. These tiny Pikas, also known as Rock Rabbits, hardly ever remain still and they are extremely fast! Imagine a mountain hillside covered in sharp, jagged rocks of all sizes and then try to picture how difficult it is to find in the viewfinder the single rock on which one of these Pikas might happen to sit for a second or two, lol! As time passed, I managed to take quite a lot of photos, though many will need to eventually be deleted. Came home with too many photos to go through when I got home (at midnight!) and this morning I have to get ready to go to my volunteer shift. So, basically, I grabbed a single shot to post today - hope you don't get tired of seeing these little guys, but they are just so very cute. This is a zoomed capture and at this point, the Pika was very close. They are about 15 to 23 centimetres (5.9 to 9.1 in) in body length, so really are pretty small. And, no, I didn't put one in my pocket to bring home with me - just kidding!
Will have to wait till I get home later, to add more information about yesterday's 18-hour trip. For now, I'll just say that the day started and ended on a great note. This little Pika started our day off with such delight, but wait till you hear about the day's ending (no photos taken, though).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pika
Will have to wait till I get home later, to add more information about yesterday's 18-hour trip. For now, I'll just say that the day started and ended on a great note. This little Pika started our day off with such delight, but wait till you hear about the day's ending (no photos taken, though).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pika
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