{"id":58732,"date":"2019-07-06T04:59:29","date_gmt":"2019-07-06T10:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=58732"},"modified":"2026-02-25T08:20:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T14:20:44","slug":"least-chipmunk-chowing-down-on-flower-blossoms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2019\/07\/06\/least-chipmunk-chowing-down-on-flower-blossoms\/","title":{"rendered":"Least Chipmunk Chowing Down On Flower Blossoms"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"LeastLeast Chipmunk munching on flower blossoms – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1250, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

On the 20th of June I was enchanted by a Least Chipmunk feeding of the flowers of a small shrub up in the Wasatch Mountains<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

At first I could barely see the chipmunk but bit by bit it moved into the light. I was aiming my lens down a steep slope from a vehicle and the chipmunk didn’t seem bothered at all.<\/p>\n

The shrub is a Round Leaf Snowberry (Symphoricarpos rotundifolius<\/em>).<\/p>\n

I was tickled to get this photo because I could see the chipmunk’s tiny pink tongue.<\/p>\n

\"LeastLeast Chipmunk standing in a bush eating flowers – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1600, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

These chipmunks are small, quick and a challenge to photograph as they move around while eating. I liked how in the photo it looked as if the chipmunk was holding a little bouquet of flowers with its paws.<\/p>\n

Also, I enjoyed being able to see the entire length of the chipmunk’s tail.<\/p>\n

\"LeastLeast Chipmunk grabbing a flower to eat – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1250, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

This last image made me smile as I took it and as I edited it for posting here in this post and in my galleries because I liked how it showed the chipmunk reaching for the flowers in front of it.<\/p>\n

It was a lot of fun for me to watch and photograph this Least Chipmunk chowing down on the flowers of this shrub.<\/p>\n

I don’t get to see Least Chipmunks year round here in northern Utah so I try to photograph them each time I see them because they are such charming subjects. This one sure charmed me.<\/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":"

I don’t get to see Least Chipmunks year round here in northern Utah so I try to photograph them each time\u00a0 see them because they are such charming subjects. This one sure charmed me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":170295,"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":[4004,7353,3940,4383,5352,4286,7354,2217,7355,5351,4069,2759,2264,7356,7357,3827,8591],"class_list":["post-58732","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-blossoms","tag-canyon","tag-chipmunk","tag-chipmunks","tag-eating","tag-flower-blossoms","tag-flowers","tag-grabbing","tag-least-chipmunk","tag-mountains","tag-munching","tag-tamias-minimus","tag-roundleaf-snowberry","tag-snowberry","tag-squirrels","tag-symphoricarpos-rotundifolius"],"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