Eastern Chipmunk
I saw that Chipmunk at my backyard garden. I was surprised to see it because I was actually hunting for other animals that day. I saw it by the fence so I quickly took a couple of shots.
The Eastern Chipmunk, Tamias striatus, is a small squirrel-like rodent found in eastern North America, a member of the chipmunk genus, Tamias.
They have reddish-brown fur on their upper parts with 5 dark brown stripes and contrasting light brown stripes along their backs and light underparts. They have a tawny stripe that goes from their whiskers to below their ears and light stripes over their eyes. They have a dark tail. Like other chipmunks, they transport food in pouches in their cheeks.
They live in deciduous woods and urban parks in southern Canada and the eastern United States. They prefer locations with rocky areas and shrubs to provide cover.
They climb trees well but construct underground nests with extensive tunnel systems, often with several entrances. They store food in their burrows. During winter, these animals enter long periods of torpor, but do not truly hibernate.
These animals are mainly active during the day, spending most of their day foraging for food. They eat bulbs, seeds, fruits, nuts, green plants, mushrooms, insects, worms, and bird eggs. Predators include hawks, foxes, raccoons, weasels, snakes, and cats.
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I have never seen a chipmunk in person before, they always look so cute in photos.
nice capture! Chipmunks are so quick and so fast, good you capture that one.
They are just to cute for words where I used to live in NJ I had a bunch of them that lived in my yard down here in NC I haven’t seen any.Thanks for stopping by.
What a cute capture. Chipmunks are so fast, great photos. Thanks for sharing.
It’s been a while since I’ve seen a chipmunk.
I played too
This reminds me of when I was a kid and used to set “chipmonk traps’ in the woods behind my house. We used a piece of bread under a cardboard box, propped up with a piece of wood tied to a string. We would sit, hidden, for hours waiting for a chipmonk to get under the box so we could pull the string. I’m quite sure we never caught a chipmonk, but we tried
These are cute little guys.
Great camera critters shots! How neat to see a chipmunk. I never actually seen one in person before. Very cool.
Hi! What a cute little thing. They are fun to watch. Lisa
What a cutie. Great shot.
Nice photos!
Chipmunks are always sweet and beautiful! Lovely photo captures.
beautiful captures!!
The chipmunk is such a lovely looking creature, good photos !! I’m also happy that you add the info about Eastern chipmunk, I’ve been looking that up some time ago, the differences interest me, that was because I saw a chipmunk in a forest in Flanders (we don’t have chipmunks), it was an Asian one (I made my previous Camera Critters post about it).
These guys drive me nuts all summer we have so many in our yard and they get into everything but they have been sleeping for a while now and I kinda miss them.
something cute I don’t see here !! Sandy
Such cute chipmunks! They are so cute, we used to feed them in Colorado during the summer when they’d come up on the porch! We don’t get them very much down here. These photos bring smiles to my face and bring back great memories of years past! Thanks for sharing!!
I saw chipmunk at the backyard before but I failed to captured it…so fast to hide..
Chipmunks are so cute… your photos are wonderful!
These are great pics! I have a soft spot for wee chipmunks
Chipmunks are some of my most favourite rodents. I could watch them all day long, and I guess I have.
Aww…cute and I appreciate learning about animals..thank you..
That’s a cute chipmunk. Thanks for sharing the interesting background about it.