Perhaps thief is a bit strong to apply to a tiny little chipmunk, so I will say that this one was an opportunistic food gatherer. I have a container in my garden that is only about 10 feet, 3+ meters, from my back porch. In it, are sweet, juicy, cherry tomatoes, that are truly tasty.
As this is the end of the growing season in New Hampshire, the over-ripe ones fall to the ground. I went out on the porch two days ago and saw two of the tomatoes on the ground, but later on, I noticed that they were gone. I thought that birds had picked them up and forgot about it. Then today, there were three more and I was sitting on the porch when the mystery was solved.
I saw this little guy/girl scurry over to the grounded tomatoes, and literally cut the thing in half with his/her teeth. The resulting two pieces were then transported to the porch where it was totally consumed. And, there were no apologies on the part of the chipmunk! As a forager, anything on the ground is considered fair game and will usually be stored for the winter. I suspect that somewhere in the home burrow, there is a space for fallen tomatoes. Of course, this is next to the peanuts that I leave out for them. Good health to you my friend...
As this is the end of the growing season in New Hampshire, the over-ripe ones fall to the ground. I went out on the porch two days ago and saw two of the tomatoes on the ground, but later on, I noticed that they were gone. I thought that birds had picked them up and forgot about it. Then today, there were three more and I was sitting on the porch when the mystery was solved.
I saw this little guy/girl scurry over to the grounded tomatoes, and literally cut the thing in half with his/her teeth. The resulting two pieces were then transported to the porch where it was totally consumed. And, there were no apologies on the part of the chipmunk! As a forager, anything on the ground is considered fair game and will usually be stored for the winter. I suspect that somewhere in the home burrow, there is a space for fallen tomatoes. Of course, this is next to the peanuts that I leave out for them. Good health to you my friend...
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