My Own Dale

Did not know that chipmunks live in the ground.  Don’t know where i thought they lived, suspect it was trees, but in the ground it is.  I have a chipmunk who has entrances by two of the house porches.  One entrance is away from the porch, in the grass, and the other is under the porch.  He/she is busy when there is no snow on the ground.  When I have food that I think might be of interest I add it to the standing bird feeder, [as opposed to the hanging feeder] and oft-times ‘Dale’ is up there to check it out.  The other day after adding cut apple to the stand, I looked out to see him squarely in front of the window, eating a piece.  I’m sure I saw him waving his other paw while eating, letting me know more of this would be welcome. I see him often in places where it appears as if he wants to be seen