Folks say you can’t tell us chipmunks apart. I beg to
differ.
Just like human beings, we chipmunks sometimes have some
interesting birthmarks. The easiest one to find around the Woodpile is “Spot”.
She has been living at the Woodpile for two years and is the unofficial
matriarch (a fancy word for queen) of the Woodpile. She is very friendly and
comes out to greet everyone. However, don’t try to muscle your way into her
turf or try to sneak in and grab her pile of sunflower seeds. If you ignore my
advice, you will find out why her nickname is “Hell on Four Paws.” If you ever
watch any of those westerns, then you understand what I mean when I say she
runs the bad guys out of town (or in this case the Woodpile).
This is Scarface. He likes to project the “tough guy” image.
He has a bad habit of getting into paw fights with the neighbors. Chipmunks
have sharp claws just like cats. We use them to climb bushes and trees (or the
occasional bird feeder post). As you can see, they leave some nasty marks.
Stripes has another one those birthmarks I mentioned.
Normally, chipmunks have black and whites stripes on their backs. Stripes has
an extra “stripe”. He has a brown streak that goes from the top of his head to
his shoulders. Stripes is very industrious and spends his time gathering sunflower
seeds and avoiding fights (no scars!).
Unfortunately, no one seems to remember what his name was
before he lost half his tail. We just call him “Shorty” now. There must be an
interesting tale behind the loss of his tail. We tried getting him drunk in hopes
of hearing what happened but he can really hold his liquor. Okay, we passed out
before he did.
“Little Guy” makes up for his small size with the cute
factor. The lady’s just adore him.
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