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Mama Chip and babies....
Meet Ms. Chip and the babies. Chip's story goes like this. In May, he (thought she was a he) showed up on my porch.( Over the past ten years, I've had many chippies but none quite like her.) We became fast friends and she even took peanuts from my hand. In July, she didn't show for days. One day, she just "popped "up out of the ground. She had made her burrow two feet from my porch. She hoarded and went in and out 25 times a day. I read all I could about chipmunks and their lives and habits. They're pretty amazing little animals. The first week in August...she "disappeared". Her hole was plugged and she wasn't around for a couple weeks. I was certain something had happened to her. I was sad. One day, she appeared on my porch looking for water. (I kept her bowl filled, just in case). She stood up and I saw nipples...Chip was a momma. That's where she'd been. I waited and waited. Two weeks ago, She popped up and I saw two little heads peeking out. The next day, there were 4! She let them look out, but they weren't allowed to leave. Now, she's teaching them how to forage. Little chippies running all over the place. What a treat this has been.
Mama Chip and babies....
Meet Ms. Chip and the babies. Chip's story goes like this. In May, he (thought she was a he) showed up on my porch.( Over the past ten years, I've had many chippies but none quite like her.) We became fast friends and she even took peanuts from my hand. In July, she didn't show for days. One day, she just "popped "up out of the ground. She had made her burrow two feet from my porch. She hoarded and went in and out 25 times a day. I read all I could about chipmunks and their lives and habits. They're pretty amazing little animals. The first week in August...she "disappeared". Her hole was plugged and she wasn't around for a couple weeks. I was certain something had happened to her. I was sad. One day, she appeared on my porch looking for water. (I kept her bowl filled, just in case). She stood up and I saw nipples...Chip was a momma. That's where she'd been. I waited and waited. Two weeks ago, She popped up and I saw two little heads peeking out. The next day, there were 4! She let them look out, but they weren't allowed to leave. Now, she's teaching them how to forage. Little chippies running all over the place. What a treat this has been.