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  • High Sierra Pikas

    High Sierra Pikas

    I’ve wanted to photograph American Pikas for a while now. If you aren’t familiar with them, pikas are close relatives of rabbits and hares. They prefer cold climates, which means living at very high altitudes (often above 10,000 ft) in the United States. Unlike many other cold climate mammals, pikas don’t hibernate. Instead, they spend

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    December 21, 2024
    American Pika, Inyo National Forest, Sierra Nevada, Stellars Jay, Yellow-Bellied Marmot, Yosemite
  • Artist’s Nemesis

    Artist’s Nemesis

    A more self-indulgent post than normal today. My photo of a coyote grabbing a squirrel got a lot of traction. That photo took a lot of hard work. Getting up early over and over to track and observe the coyote family. Getting to know individual coyotes. Letting go of good shots for an opportunity at

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    December 4, 2024
    Stellars Jay, Wildlife Landscape, Yosemite

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