We tend to have very tame chipmunks at Ampersand... especially when we go at the end of the summer & other family members have had a chance to train them for us! This year did not disappoint. In fact, if anything, some were a bit too aggressive.
Nevertheless, we had fun providing them with a winter's worth of peanuts over the course of the week. In general, Ryan was a little too wild for the chipmunks. For his first attempt, he saw a chipmunk coming and chased after it holding out the peanut, saying, "Here you go chipmunk! Eat this!" - not quite the traditional way of doing things. But, we did capture one successful feeding. Ryan stayed still and quiet enough for one to grab a peanut out of his hand, even after he had a quick nibble on Ryan's finger (they do look like peanuts after all). As you can see, he was quite pleased.
Nevertheless, we had fun providing them with a winter's worth of peanuts over the course of the week. In general, Ryan was a little too wild for the chipmunks. For his first attempt, he saw a chipmunk coming and chased after it holding out the peanut, saying, "Here you go chipmunk! Eat this!" - not quite the traditional way of doing things. But, we did capture one successful feeding. Ryan stayed still and quiet enough for one to grab a peanut out of his hand, even after he had a quick nibble on Ryan's finger (they do look like peanuts after all). As you can see, he was quite pleased.
Even baby got his first experience with chippie feeding ;-)
And finally, one of my favorite pictures that Mom took this year... I guess all those peanuts made him thirsty!!
How cute!! I love these pictures!
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