I worked hard to see my first pika back in July. The two this week were much more cooperative!

I was even able to quietly run get C who was looking for sheep, come back, and watch one who was still busily harvesting and eating vegetation.

These little rabbit relatives are so cute as they move about. They seem to rapidly scurry rather than hop, but they move so quickly it’s hard to see what exactly their little legs are doing.

Eventually this little guy came right up to C. I guess a particularly delicious plant was by C’s feet. The pika cut a stem down then scurried away, perhaps storing it for the winter as pikas don’t hibernate.