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To purchase this image as an exclusive limited edition print please visit my website @ WWW.NATEZEMAN.COMA pikas work is never done. They live high on the alpine tundra and do not hibernate. They spend the short summer months constantly harvesting grasses. They use these grasses to turn into hay and live off of during the long brutal winter. It's pretty crazy to watch these little guys. Working literally all day. Running from the rocks to the grass, taking these bundles of grass to their winter storage spot. They are not that easy to get a photo of though. Pika are tiny, fast and very skittish. I sat still on a rock for about an hour and a half before I captured this one.
American Pika - Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
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This is an absolutely awesome photo, and a gorgeous little creature too
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very beautiful capture in the right moment!
wonderful work!
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I loved watching these little critters on The Life of Mammals (or was it Planet Earth? I forget).
Great capture, well worth the hour and a half I'd say.
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Pika! Pika pika pika pika...
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Either this is a hell of a crop from 12 mp or you intentionally size down before you post. Can I ask how far away you were from this little guy? They've never come closer to me than 20'.
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oh and.. i was probably about 15 ft from it.
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Wow, that's really close, you're very lucky. You're using a 5D though yeah? Isn't the average file size on that a lot larger than 700 X 470? That's the only reason I assumed the image was cropped. But remarkable sharpness, you must really love that 300. P.s. Thanks for the reply.
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oh yeah.. well i post super small images on the web
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this actually isnt cropped much at all, just a tad
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I love love love that shot! Everything about it is perfect.
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That is just too much cuteness! 
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I'd never heard of these little guys before...great shot!
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What a wonderful and precious capture! DOF and lighting are great.
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wonderful picture! check out my gallery if you want
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Just lovely! The lighting you captured was wonderful, and the crispness of detail!
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you lucky s.o.b.
lol, these guys are incredibly hard to find and capture. Its on my want list...
its funny how we always get the animal the other doesnt, ie weasels, wolves, ect.
A recent report suggested that global warming is wrecking havoc on there population.
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whats funny is.. i sat on this rock for like 2 hours waiting for them... after i got this shot i put on my wide angle lens and moved up the mountain a bit to take a landscape shot at sunset.. and just as i change lenses a weasel came out of the rocks and posed in perfect light! i was so bummed i had just changed my lens!
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believe it or not the G9 was about three and a half feet from him, my feet were on the edge of the stream bed and the camera half way up the bank next to a tree stump he was hiding in.
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damn... this one didnt hang around long
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For all your waiting for just one to stay still.... it is AMAZING that you caught one head on WITH such a lush bouquet of grass there. Superb !
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ohh one more question, how do you get your background to blur out so nicely?
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oh my goddd!!
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haha that is so cute! Did you have to get really close to it?
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What a cutie! I can't say I've seen or heard of these before. Its so precious. That facial expression is so playful.
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Oh, he's adorable. ^^ You must have an incredible amount of patience. 
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It's always the hyper little suckers that give you the biggest challenge and biggest rewards. Great capture.
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That's a fantastic shot, pikas are fascinating (and loud!)
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So adorable XD lovely shot nice detail.
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A pika? as in a Pikachu? lol, cute cute cute :3!
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