![American pika takes the time to smell the flowers American pika takes the time to smell the flowers](https://photos.smugmug.com/Tonys-Takes/n-hsSJf/2022/07-03-2022-Mount-Evans-Pika-Marmots-Squirrel/i-GJ9FCck/0/WVcZGSPKrwBvpjdGPgtWPzFvHMg5VfJttrBcLRhd/X4/20220703%2009-20-12%200334-X4.jpg)
Well, probably not. More likely it was just being a bit choosy about what it was going to eat for its next meal or what was going to get stashed away in its home. Taken back in July 2022 on a beautiful but chilly morning above timberline in the Colorado high country. It will be a couple more months before the roads to those areas are clear and allow access but I am looking forward to it!