Pikas are one of my most favourite animals to photograph -- when I see them my head just about explodes. We came across a colony of them on a hike in Banff, and I could not stop taking pictures. My long-suffering wife carried on to the viewpoint while I stayed behind with the pikas. They are just so cute, and hugely challenging to spot and capture. It took me years of trying to get this shot --- I always wanted one of them with the foliage in the mouth like this!