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Posted by Erika Barthelmess,
North Country explorer from Canton, NY
North Country explorer from Canton, NY
September 8, 2019 —
Encountered a young chipmunk in my yard, apparently hoping to be eaten by a cat. It scrambled up my screen porch twice, falling to the ground once it reached the top of the screen. Wrapped it in a towel and released it in the crotch of a willow. Cute, but needs to pay better attention. Ran right between my toothless cat’s feet!
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Chipmunk
Chipmunk
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Comments
Susan
That is such a cute close-up image!
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