Chipmunk Checking the Weather - Video Clip Attached
Posted:
February 26, 2010
Our resident Chipmunk has been hibernating since early December when it got really cold. This morning he poked his head out of the old log in our backyard to see that it was snowing and blowing. He quickly decided to go back to his den.
This Chipmunk decided to try some weed seeds along the edge of our water garden pond. I don't think he found them as tasty as the sunflower seeds he normally eats.
This chipmunk has been caught by our cat Phantom and brought into our house 3 times (I have rescued him each time). He has a chunk of his ear missing to prove it. Lately he has managed to avoid the cat.
The baby chipmunks are all grown up and racing around the yard. The other day, our cat caught one, brought it in the house and let it go uninjured right in front of our dog. They both just lay there looking at it while I opened the front door and scooted it out.
I accidentally uncovered a chipmunk nest while I was moving some flat rocks in my front yard. It was a small tunnel totally lined with chewed tree leaves. A pile of sunflower seeds and peanuts were stashed at each end. The baby chipmunk was lying in the middle - his eyes not quite opening yet. After I got this shot, I carefully placed the rocks back over the nest.
One of our 2 chipmunks was racing around our water garden pond. Here he stopped to snack on a sunflower seed and do a quick face groom before moving on.
Our chipmunk has found a mate. The two of them are romping around our backyard playing. Their favorite perch is this log. In this shot, the male scooted down from the top of the log and nibbled the female on her side - then ran off. Guess that is a chipmunk courtship maneuver.
This is one of our chipmunk that came out of his den for the first time since early December. Today he was exploring all his favorite locations like this one where he suns himself and grooms.
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