This chipmunk is a frequent visitor to Daisy's house in Elkwater.
I'd often see him or her scurrying from the woodland behind the house, along the top of the retainer wall and then down onto the driveway to collect the seeds from the numerous fallen cones. When the cones hit the driveway they shatter to pieces, making collection of the individual seeds easy-peasy for these little guys. They need a big stash of seeds to get them through the winter months so the more the better.
And this one is small, less than six inches long including that bushy tail. Pretty cute too!
Photographed in Elkwater, Alberta on October 4, 2022.
A real cutie!
ReplyDeleteOh yeah!
Deleteawwww - chipmunks are so cute! In his final years my dad spent hours sitting on the porch with peanuts in his pockets for the chippies. They'd climb all over him and some would even go into his pockets to get their treats.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a wonderful way to spend the day. (They are definitely cuties.)
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