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22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Collared Pika in Color

While the collared pika sits on a large rock outcropping in the talus and amongst the vibrant fall colors, it begins to drizzle. The pika, the size of a potato, lets out their infamous high-pitched call, the "EEEEP".

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2024
Date Uploaded: 11.2024
Photo Location: Denali, Alaska, United States of America
Copyright: © Deena Sveinsson