Comments | chris_warrior: in which there is a strawberry-butt chipmunk.

chris_warrior

in which there is a strawberry-butt chipmunk.

Apr 12, 2014 08:06

i remember being so excited when we saw our first chipmunk in the backyard. well, now we are sure there are at least two; one that knows how to get into the bird feeder without even pausing, and one that does not. the one that does not is lighter, blonder, and has reddish patches on her butt (of course, we don't know it's a 'her', but we've taken ( Read more... )

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ravena_kade April 12 2014, 13:12:02 UTC

with a little practice you could probably get the strawberry butt beasty to take food from your hands.

chris_warrior April 12 2014, 21:22:01 UTC

that may in fact be the plan. well, lap anyway. :D

morgan_lafaye April 13 2014, 06:11:01 UTC

Growing up my Gram would rent a cottage for a couple of weeks in the summer. She and I would go out and sit on a big ole' rock in the front yard and feed the chippies. They would come right over and take the peanuts from our hands, I'd be able to pet them. Cute little buggers. On the other hand my cat Figgaro, feels they should be wiped from the face of the earth, and he's got the claws to do it. LoL

chris_warrior April 15 2014, 12:23:26 UTC

i used to pet them at campsites before people started freaking out about rabies and animal bite danger in general. i probably won't work up to petting this one; i don't have that kind of time. but if i get the time to go out there and read once in a while, she may come up and eat near me. :)

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chris_warrior April 14 2014, 14:13:33 UTC

she's avoiding me now, so you were half-right, too. :D

At the opposite end... raidingparty April 14 2014, 15:07:53 UTC

We regularly saw chipmunks storing food under the stairs of the cabin next to ours.
One day, a bear showed up and tore up some of the stairs in a flash. (Granted, they were rather old, probably partly rotten.) Had a nice snack.
When I opened the door and started clapping, it ran.

Re: At the opposite end... chris_warrior April 15 2014, 12:24:06 UTC

they're ridiculous how much they store food. all that sunflower seed they've taken is likely planted all over my garden again. *sigh*

Re: At the opposite end... raidingparty April 15 2014, 16:24:52 UTC

Somewhere between 1/2 and 9/10 ends up forgotten, depending on the hoarder.
Really interested in the scrub jay experiment - hiding things in the room they didn't get breakfast.