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Newbie Newbius Amadeus deMunk Newbie is the latest addition to our chippy family. He was born in the spring of 2006 and as soon as he was old enough to be on his own, he moved into Chip E. deMunks den under the patio. He's a cute little guy, but he will be a chipmunk to be reckoned with. He's staked out his territory on the back stoop and no one is allowed to visit when he is around.
Newbie has a great time in the woodpile next to the stoop. He likes to play hide and seek with us. When we put seeds out on the stoop for him, he always plays his Kilroy game by standing on the woodpile and looking over the top of the stoop. He will eat from our hand, but he's still very shy. He's got a great stash for the winter, but when you're a chipmunk, it's never enough.
Newbius - 2/23/07 - A sure sign of spring. Newbie was the first one up this year. I bet he's got cold chippy toes. This little chipmunk moved out not long after this picture was taken. I'm sure he found a beautiful little girl chipmunk out in the woods just waiting for a good looking chippy to run by. Newbie did come by for a visit from time to time. It didn't take long for him to exhibit bite wounds and scratches from protecting his new territory. He aged a lot the first year he was out on his own.
This year spring arrived on February 23. There was quite a bit of snow on the ground and a very cute chipmunk sitting on the back stoop waiting for a handout. (Some things never change).
It was so good to see my little buddy. What surprised me the most was that after stashing away several mouthfuls of seeds he scooted across the freshly shoveled path to the shed and climbed up the old rusty pole in the back to survey his domain. He stayed out until the last snowstorm and has been snuggled in his den ever since. I don't think Ears or Sweetie Pie are in any hurry to come out. They're both well stocked with seeds and nuts and all the good stuff chipmunks like to eat. I suspect I won't see either of them until the very end of March or the beginning of April. That doesn't mean they won't be out to meet the boys if the mood strikes them, but that could be for no more than a few minutes considering the snow cover, and then they'll be back in their holes waiting for the spring thaw.
Sugar Plum is completely snowed in. Babyface dug a tunnel right through the snow, but Sugar Plum has made no attempt to come out. She was also a fall of '07 baby, but she was still out at the end of December stashing away sunflower seeds. I think she's got enough for the next two years or more.
Right now, the yard is not the most pleasant place to be. The whole yard is covered in a foot of snow and in some places, where the snow drifted, it's about two feet deep. Around the driveway and the shoveled walkways, the snow is melting and trying to find solid ground to walk on is a bit of problem. I have visions of being sucked down in the muck, never to be seen again.
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