I spent a few moments watching and photographing a Least Chipmunk yesterday in the Wasatch Mountains and tried to savor every second I had with it.
It won’t be long before I won’t see these cute and tiny rodents until spring thaw so every chance I get to photograph them now is a treat.
Click the first image for a slide show of these photos.
This chipmunk spent some time on a lichen-covered fence post, on the fence rail, walking across the barbed wire fence, and scratching an itch.
Some of the funniest photos I took of it were from when the chippy was scratching that itch and I will try to share some of those later in another post.
The other fuzzy critters I will miss seeing over the winter are Uinta Ground Squirrels and Yellow-bellied Marmots. I saw just one Yellow-bellied Marmot last week and only heard a few Uinta Ground Squirrels calling.
I don’t feel like I’ve gotten my fill of seeing or photographing any of them this year. It is so much fun to watch them go about their lives.
I’ll keep photographing the chipmunks every chance I get from now until I stop going into the mountains for the winter.
Life is good.
Mia
Click here to see more of my Least Chipmunk photos plus facts and information about this species.
I took these images with my Nikon D500 with my 500mm VR and 1.4x TC attached, other settings were f10, shutter speeds between 1/1000 and 1/1250, and my ISO was set at 640.
The Wizard of Awws strikes again! Wonderful pics Mia. Thanks.
Love the Chipmunk! It was really showing off for the camera. The shot on the barbwire is just so cute. Glad you enjoyed your time with this little guy. It’s a long time till Spring.
Enjoyed these images immensely. Thanks!
SUCH charmers. Many, many thanks.
Nice shots! Good poses by the chipmunk.
Adorable, I like the tight rope walker! I saw them yesterday too. Wish I could have stayed and spent more time watching.
Cute, great shots, that had to have been a fun time! Envy, envy, envy! VBG!