I'm pretty sure that I've said it before, but what I at least appreciate about the chipmunk is that -- when it grazes through the sunflower seeds that I leave out on my deck, I takes the whole seed. (The squirrels will sit on my deck, shell the nut and leave the hull... What a mess!) The chipmunk acts like a little vacuum cleaner -- stuffing as many seeds as possible into its mouth, until its cheeks are blown right up like little balloons on either side of its head.They're a little hard to get a focused picture on, as these critters seem to be in constant motion. But, this photo from a few days ago managed to catch one in process.
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