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Chipmunk Chases Squirrels

Recently we upgraded and stocked two bird feeders in our back yard and threw corn cobs out into the yard. This has caused a wild party in our back yard. All kinds of birds arrive to get the food. These include titmice, chickadees, cardinals, robins (who usually don't go for feeders), flickers, red-bellied woodpeckers, blue jays, and even a couple of crows. But the biggest ruckus was kicked up by eight squirrels going after the corn and bird food. We intended them to eat the corn. They do so. They also cart the corn cobs around and we found a squirrel with a cob out in the street two houses down the road! They also fight with each other, chasing each other all over the place. But the most impressive sight I saw was a little chipmunk, so much smaller than the squirrels, appearing from nowhere and scampering around fast. He scared all the squirrels away when he did that! It was comical to see all those squirrels run away. Appearances can cause fear reactions, it seems. Once I saw a rubber ball chase one of our cats. The cat was chasing it when it hit a wall and bounced back. After it did that, the cat ran away from the ball. So surprise may be the element in Chipmunk David chasing all those Squirrel Goliaths away.