{"id":103177,"date":"2022-06-11T05:26:08","date_gmt":"2022-06-11T11:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=103177"},"modified":"2022-06-11T05:29:32","modified_gmt":"2022-06-11T11:29:32","slug":"least-chipmunk-high-in-the-wasatch-mountains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2022\/06\/11\/least-chipmunk-high-in-the-wasatch-mountains\/","title":{"rendered":"Least Chipmunk High In The Wasatch Mountains"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"LeastLeast Chipmunk on an old fence rail \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1250, ISO 400, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

While up high in the Wasatch Mountains<\/span><\/a> two days ago I had the opportunity to photograph this adult Least Chipmunk on an old fence rail and I jumped at the chance. I spotted two of the chipmunks close together and stopped my Jeep. One of the chipmunks disappeared but this little striped fur ball stayed put on the fence rail.<\/p>\n

This chipmunk could still see the other one and it flicked its tail around like a flag snapping in the wind. Chipmunks can be territorial and I wondered if that was what was the behavior was that I was seeing as I photographed this one.<\/p>\n

I found this Least Chipmunk on a sagebrush dotted hillside that included a few serviceberry shrubs, grasses and various species of wildflowers. Green-tailed Towhees also frequent this area and they are what I was looking for when I found the chipmunks.<\/p>\n

\"SpringSpring Least Chipmunk in the Wasatch Mountains \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1250, ISO 400, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I adore chipmunks because of their stripes, their big dark eyes, long tails and because of how active they are. They are also fun and challenging to photograph.<\/p>\n

Sadly I didn’t have much time with this Least Chipmunk before it raised its tail, climbed down the fence and disappeared from my view. I would have liked to have watched the interactions between the two chipmunks I originally saw for a longer period of time.<\/p>\n

It won’t be too much longer before I start to see young Least Chipmunks out and about in the high country of the Wasatch Mountain Range. It would be exciting to photograph them!<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Least Chipmunk photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While up high in the Wasatch Mountains two days ago I had the opportunity to photograph this adult Least Chipmunk on an old fence rail and I jumped at the chance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":103167,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5922,4594,26,773],"tags":[4004,3940,4383,5352,3830,5351,4069,2264,4585,165,7711],"class_list":["post-103177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-least-chipmunks","category-morgan-county","category-utah","category-wasatch-mountains","tag-adult","tag-canyon","tag-chipmunk","tag-chipmunks","tag-fence","tag-least-chipmunk","tag-mountains","tag-tamias-minimus","tag-rail","tag-spring","tag-wooden"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t