Working a Little Harder for that Meal

Ed, Chipmunks are pretty clever when it comes to finding food. They're definitely working hard for their meal!

I wonder if they were actually hiding food for the winter.

Good morning Ed. You may have had the excess food covered in mulch, but those chipmunks are willing to work a bit harder for the bounty. A lesson in never giving up. Enjoy your day.

Good morning, Ed. I trained my dog not to dig in the yard... but I have a feeling it will be a tad tougher to train a chipmunk!

They certainly work hard for their food, perhaps you should make it a little easier for them, haha.

We had chipmunks in our yard for many years but they have disappeared. I wonder if they became meals for the foxes in the neighborhood.

So true.    

We have a bird feeder that we hang at about 4 feet. We have large cranes (the bird) that walk through our yard and their head is high enough to peck out all the food. Funny to watch.

Ground critters have a great day digging for dropping of bird feed!!!

The garden areas cleaned up and fresh mulch added. It all came out very nice. One of the negatives, however, was the area below the bird feeder, where the ground critters would scratch for the leftovers.

Thank you, Ed, for sharing your humorous and relatable post reminding us that even in the midst of a beautiful garden transformation, Mother Nature's surprises can still pop up and keep us on our toes!

Ed, sad when you work so hard to make your yard to nice, and then some rodent wants to ruin it!

Good evening Ed,

OMG..you work so hard on your gardens. Looks like those chipmunks are willing to work a bit harder for their food and definitely not willing to give up! 

Ed they are busy little guys.  Hopefully there were no cats around.

Hi Ed- we have a pole feeder that holds several seed receptacles and there are always squirrels and doves beneath it. 

Guessing he had a few choice words for you Ed.  lol  You all will be best of buds again soon enough...lol.   m

While you are trying to bring a beautiful garden into being, the critters say..."we want more food".