Backyard Mammals

Yes! I am the one who lives in that hole! If you click on my picture I will stay still long enough for you to get a close look at me.

If you don't already know, I am an Eastern Chipmunk and rather shy but very spunky! I am a small striped rodent, cousin to the squirrel, and I enjoy a woodland setting. There are eight of us that live in this backyard. We like to run swiftly along the stonewalls and dart in and out of our burrows after we have visited the birdfeeders and berry bushes. We are quite amusing to watch as we hoard seeds and dangle from the blackberry bushes. After collecting such delicious goodies, we race back to our holes and put our collection in our food chambers. We like to be solitary and will often squabble with other chipmunks over food. We are very amusing little creatures! Stop and watch us for awhile! We won't disappoint you.