Here are a few photos of tribbles … er pikas taken in Olympic NP (the first two) and the Sierra Nevada Mountains (the rest). Pikas resemble mice or small rodents (though are much cuter in my opinion) but are in the order of lagomorphs along with rabbits. They live on steep, rocky mountain slopes and are often seen gathering grasses and leaves for dinner. Unfortunately pikas appear to be highly susceptible to the effects of global warming and several populations in the west are on the decline.

You posted a pika photo in August, but it was of the ‘spot the pika’ variety as opposed to these which I’d classify as ‘sexy pikas of summer’.