#americanpika

[coffeenuts]

[spiritofthemountainnaturephoto]

Adolescent Pika ❤️

[americasgreatoutdoors]

Often heard but not seen, American pika sing out with what sounds like a squeaky and adorable "meep." Related to rabbits but resembling a hamster, you may hear them as you hike in higher elevations on western mountains near rock piles. In late summer, pika will gather mouthfuls of vegetation to build "haystacks" for winter food and defend them vigorously. This pika was spotted at Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska along the Savage River Loop Trail, resting on the top of a rock. Have you ever seen this mountain floof? Photo by David Turko (www.sharetheexperience.org).

[missbluefrost]

Pika Studies

[boredinearth]

Couple more pretty pika pics and one more post of pika pics will follow this. . I haven't really been taking as many pictures lately. . Washington is pretty, there just aren't that many spots nearby that are quickly accessible. There's also work and a general feeling that I'm sort of languishing in life has meant I mostly just watch the little birds... And YouTube. . . . #floof #bunny #pika #americanpika #discoverwildlife #discoverearth #wonderfulwildlife #coolcritters #coolanimals #coolcreatures #cutenessoverload #cuteness #bunniesofinstagram #bunnies (at Mission Ridge Ski & Board Resort) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQUGGoGA8YR/?utm_medium=tumblr

[boredinearth]

Couple more pika pics. . Also, there's something I want to explain, don't take it too personally, though. . The state of society is not acceptable and that affects everyone-- certainly some more than others. It's absurd to think your life should be all rosey all the time. In fact, it's probably evil to feel happy all the time and at the very least, expecting to be happy all the time reflects a lack of critical thought that can't be considered as simply innocent naivete. We should all think about our own complicity in maintaining a system that's causing so much suffering to other people and destroying the planet before distributing some sage advice about wellness. That neoliberal nonsense is designed to placate the masses by spinning structural issues that require social change into individual ones. If we don't question that, we're all gonna be chasing this personal zen, hedonism, or whatever other dope while the world burns. . There is a difference, though, between coping and complicity. If your mindfulness or whatever else helps you, I'm not suggesting it's wrong in and of itself. However, consider whether your personal pursuit wellness, either ignores or actually relies on the suffering of others. . All of that is to say, it's normal, healthy, and important to feel discontent and angry. Rather than only trying to force those feelings out of our minds, we need to understand why we feel that way and whether it's something internal or external that needs to change (and often it's both). . None of that is to say poor mental health should be the norm, and people suffering poor mental health should get help. That said, delusion and denial are just as harmful as depression and anxiety and neither should be accepted as the norm. . Seriously, go read something. . . . #pika #animals #wildlife #americanpika #wawildlife #washingtonwildlife #northwestwildlife #northcascades #pikas #cutestanimals (at Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTnLedWvYKF/?utm_medium=tumblr

[boredinearth]

Perched pika projects powerful peep. . I didn't get any work done today. I think I'm only productive when the anxiety over falling behind on work outweighs the dread of actually working. Somehow that actually manages to keep me meeting deadlines and everything, but it also leads to a lot of wasted time neither working or doing the things I'd rather be doing. Guess it's fine, though. Keeps me fed and with consistent access to shelter. . Maybe something will give eventually. Maybe I should start buying lottery tickets. Or try harder to make money at photography. . Anyway, I'm gonna head up to Leavenworth and see the bears now. . Oh, also, I like to occasionally remind people that I write these captions expecting no one to read them. Even though I know by now that several people do read them, I still just write whatever passes through my mind. Don't take any of it too seriously. . . . #americanpika #animals #roundanimals #cutecritters #cuteanimal #cuteanimals #smallcreatures #cutecreatures #wildlife #fluffy #fluffyanimals (at Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTk3-GbPjMb/?utm_medium=tumblr

[boredinearth]

You could have a peek of a pika. And leave a like if ya'd like'tah . Anyway, I had a plan to make a long drive to see elk today, but my GPS kept saying traffic was getting worse and that it was gonna take like an extra hour to get there. So instead I went exploring some forest roads near the tiny town of Liberty, WA. If you know this area, it's sort of the mountains between Wenatchee and Ellensburg which is sort of where I live except I made a long loop around the mountains and came back up from the west. Anyway, there are elk, but I can't get far enough in there without an off-road vehicle. . So after driving around for practically forever and getting out to look a few times, I didn't find anything any signs at all of elk or any other wildlife and I was sick of dusty roads so I just went back to the Leavenworth hatchery. I did see a few bears, but I didn't get any photos that really even compared to the ones I already got. . Kind of a long boring day and too much driving. I really get a bug boost when I get great pictures and kinda need that to get through the work week and didn't get anything this weekend. But at the same time, if if you got great photos every time, those great photos would just be average. Or maybe it'd be a sign that you're deluded. So you sorta need to sometimes not get any good pictures for it to mean something when you do get good ones. . I'm also starting to really look forward to moving to San Juan Island for a change of scenery. If I get some good pictures there, I wanna try a little harder to sell them. It's a little more touristy there than other places I've been lately so maybe I can try to make prints and get shops to take them on consignment or something. I gotta figure out some way to do photography full time. I've completely run out of motivation for my consulting work... It'll be a long slog till the end of the project in around April, but at least it's steady income. . . . #pika #americanpika #pikas #wildlife #cuteanimals #roundanimals #wildlifephotograpy #wildlifephotographer (at Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTgcF0jrcNn/?utm_medium=tumblr