After spending most of the day photographing pikas and marmots and ground squirrels on the Pinnacle Peak Trail, I came back up late in the day with my tripod to take advantage of the beautiful evening light. Unfortunately there wasn’t a pika or marmot in sight when I got to my favorite spot, so I sat down for a moment to decide if I should wait a bit or continue on.
I heard a high-pitched trill behind me and when I turned about spotted this weasel high on the hillside, close to where a pika had been foraging earlier. I took a few pictures before it disappeared, it seemed disappointed to find no mammals out and about (apart from me, but I am fierce). I don’t know if the pikas had already sensed the weasel and made themselves scarce, but I figured they weren’t about to come out now in any case so I continued up the trail.