He looks a bit scruffly to me, but he was very alert! Heard others during the day, but this was the only sighting.
5 miles east of East Orland, ME on Route 176
Unfortunately it was fresh and the scent is now all over my shoes.
An unafraid pika that approached my group of three while hiking up Mount Dana from Yosemite's Tioga Pass entrance station.
The elevation is 10,800'. The terrain is mixed talus with alpine grasses on the shallower parts of the slope. 2012 is a low snow year.
About 15 inches long in total length, bright red stripe dorsally with two pale stripes on either side, overall dark.
Eastern Kingsnake DOR
(dead on road, roadkill)
Paved rural road at intersection with dirt road. Close to water treatment area (land application of treated water for further filtration) and the Flint River.
Pika seen as part of Southern Rockies historical resurvey project. Photo taken by Lizzy Studer, a CU Boulder crew member.