Seeing as it is Easter time, I thought the next animal to be highlighted in our series would be the Pika. In the same order as rabbits, these little mountain fur balls industriously chop and dry hay during the warm months, then stow it in the talus slopes they call home. In the winter they nibble on their hay and I suppose catch up on their reading. While hiking in Glacier, you will hear their distinctive chirp long before seeing one. A sound clip of their call can be found here. We caught up with the fellow pictured here while hiking the Highline Trail from Logan Pass headed to the Granite Park Chalet. It only stood still for one photo, then scurried off. We did see some of its drying hay bales, but I didn't take any pictures of those :(.
The full picture is available here.
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Now that you have made another trip will we see installment number 4?
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