When/Where:
In early September the Pikas are very active foraging for material for their haypiles/haystacks that will sustain them through the winter. This was taken close to the summit of the Highwood Pass in Kananaskis Provincial Park in Alberta Canada.
How:
Shot with a Canon EOS R5m2, a RF600mm f/4.0 lens and a 1.4x teleconverter using a monopod.
About Pikas:
From Wikipedia:
A pika is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears.
Pikas prefer rocky slopes and graze on a range of plants, primarily grasses, flowers, and young stems. In the autumn, they pull hay, soft twigs, and other stores of food under rocks to eat during the long, cold winter. The pika is also known as the whistling hare because of its high-pitched alarm call it gives when alarmed. The two species found in North America are the American pika, found primarily in the mountains of the western United States and far southwestern Canada, and the collared pika of northern British Columbia, the Yukon, western Northwest Territories and Alaska.
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