The Rocky Mountain Pika
Most of us know many wild animals, insects, and reptiles. Some more obscure and seldom seen critters tickle our fancy. Some are cute, others are threatening or scary, and others are grand and majestic. One small, seldom seen high mountain dweller actually remains active throughout the year and survives through the long winter by feeding on 'hay stacks' dried and stored from harvesting grasses and forbes throughout the summer. These small relatives of rabbits are called Pika and make their homes in the boulders and scree of talus fields of the high mountains near timberline.

Pika may be seen in many high areas of the Rocky Mountains. Rock Mountain National Park and Mount Evans near Denver, Colorado or in Grand Teton or Yellowstone National Parks. These are featured in the Beautiful Springtime Screen Saver, Mountains and Canyons Screen Saver and National Parks Screen Saver.

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