{"id":24798,"date":"2018-10-04T07:01:28","date_gmt":"2018-10-04T14:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/?p=24798"},"modified":"2018-10-05T09:18:35","modified_gmt":"2018-10-05T16:18:35","slug":"pikas-prepare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/?p=24798","title":{"rendered":"Pikas prepare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Pikas do not hibernate,\u00a0so during the summer, they collect and store food for the winter. As winter approaches, preparation becomes intense. These pictures were taken two days ago. Yesterday, snow fell on the pikas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 2px 2px 4px 6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: -16px; margin-left: 8px; width: 360px; float: right; clear: left; color: #555555; background-color: #eeeeee; border: #dddddd 2px solid;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Dyslexia<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #555555;\">: Pikas normally live in <em>talus<\/em>, but these ones live in <em>tailings<\/em>. Are pikas dyslexic? Chuckle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This was a large colony of pikas, with frenetic activity on every side.<\/p>\n<p>A pika announces interlopers with an &#8220;EEP&#8221;. However, all quickly returned to foraging.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-24800\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/pika181002fs.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A pika forages vegetation beside the rocks. <br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-24803\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/pika181002cs.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And carries it back to its lair for the winter.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-24801\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/pika181002es.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Some leaves are consumed on the spot.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-24802\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/pika181002bs.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As are stalks.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-24804\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/pika181002ds.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Looking good in my winter pelage.&#8221;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-24799\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/pika181002as.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Pikas do not hibernate,\u00a0so during the summer, they collect and store food for the winter. As winter approaches, preparation becomes intense. These pictures were taken two days ago. 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