Chipmunk Heaven

We have always had our share of chipmunks in our yard. They are tame and will eat out of our hands and seem to be everywhere this year. People in our area have been remarking about the numbers of these little creatures and some of the destructive habits they have.

In our case they seem to think that the strawberry patch is their domain and every time I see a chipmunk ,their mouth is stuffed with large red strawberries.There is no way to protect your garden from these little thieves In past years when we had only a few freeloaders it did not matter. This year there are so many they are harvesting the bulk of our fruit.

The little creatures are great problem solvers as well. We have some bird feeders which have restrictive coverings over the feeding holes and the chipmunks after days of trying managed to breach the feeders and run off with all the bird food set out for tiny finches.

Our favourite chipmunk which we call chipper is so bold and tame and it will climb on us and reach in our shirt pocket to get peanuts. In spite of their thievery we love the entertaining little fellows and wish them no harm.