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Hear Ye!
Her Fuzziness Petunia IV, Princess of the Pikas and Tyrant of the Tundra, brings these tidings to her subjects: “Squeak!”
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Castle in the Clouds
A Collared Pika watches as clouds roll into its alpine home. A free pro tip for anyone getting into alpine photograph: check the cloud ceiling height before setting out. On this day, I had 30 minutes of dramatic fog rolling in, followed by hours of dense enveloping whiteout fog. If I’d checked the forecast, I
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Marmot Scene
I’m at a bit of a loss to caption this one. The best I came up with was “honey, come quick; the marmots are being weird again!” What’s your caption?
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Snowy Pika
A Collared Pika stands guard in front of a late season patch of snow. Very important note: this is an elusive “pika in front of snow” shot and not a hackish “pika in front of boring sky” shot. Careful fieldcraft and discerning composition were required to achieve this particular white background!
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Ptarmigan Scene
A Willow Ptarmigan surveys her summer home. I didn’t believe the hype about ptarmigans, so when this ptarmigan bum-rushed me as I walked by on the trail, I only had myself to blame. We eventually made a compromise where I took glamor shots and she briefly stopped trying to knock me over.
