{"id":73624,"date":"2020-09-09T05:41:31","date_gmt":"2020-09-09T11:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=73624"},"modified":"2026-02-25T06:34:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T12:34:40","slug":"least-chipmunk-memory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2020\/09\/09\/least-chipmunk-memory\/","title":{"rendered":"Least Chipmunk Memory"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TwoTwo Least Chipmunks resting in a bush \u2013 Nikon D500, f13, 1\/500, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

One year ago today I photographed a pair of Least Chipmunks playing with each other in a bush while up in the Wasatch mountains.<\/p>\n

I only shared one photo of the two chipmunks last year in a post because I thought the image was fun, had a touch of whimsy to it and it isn’t all that often that I am able to take photos with two chipmunks in the same frame.<\/p>\n

In that photo the chipmunk at the top had placed its tail over the head of the chipmunk at the lower part of the image<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

In that post I mentioned that I had taken more photos of that two Least Chipmunks and that I’d probably share more photos of them over the winter. Well, I didn’t get that done so I decided that I would share one more photo of the chippies today.<\/p>\n

I picked this photo of the two Least Chipmunks<\/span><\/a> out of the many I had taken that morning because to me it feels like there is a touch of intimacy to it.<\/p>\n

When I first looked at this photo on my monitor at home I liked that I was able to get both of the chipmunks sharply in focus and that alone would have been enough for me to keep this file.<\/p>\n

Then as my eyes wandered through the frame I kept going back to where I saw the lower chipmunk’s paw touching the tail of the upper chipmunk.<\/p>\n

I kept thinking of the connection between these two chipmunks and how sometimes for humans just a touch can say “I’m here” for you. That matters.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good. Stay safe.<\/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 picked this photo of the two Least Chipmunks out of the many I had taken that morning because to me it feels like there is a touch of intimacy to it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":170374,"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":[4004,6585,3940,4383,5352,5370,5351,4069,2264,4156,2315],"class_list":["post-73624","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-bush","tag-canyon","tag-chipmunk","tag-chipmunks","tag-forest","tag-least-chipmunk","tag-mountains","tag-tamias-minimus","tag-resting","tag-summer-3"],"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