#chipmunks

[weirdlandtv]

In 1946, a fourteen-year-old Elizabeth Taylor wrote and illustrated NIBBLES AND ME, a book about her pet chipmunk. (He came her way during production of COURAGE OF LASSIE.) The book must have meant something to her, as she renewed the copyright in 1974 and re-published the book in 2002, with additional drawings and an introduction. These images are from the original 1946 publication.

Regarding her childhood, Taylor would later remark that “the child in me was suppressed. It worked, it was paid, it was on the screen, but it was not me”.

[ostdrossel]

I put up another little fountain this year. My red paint came off and no hummers visited (so far) but it got plenty of attention, especially from the Orioles. They have the pond but all love to drink here.

[antiqueanimals]

Don Balke (b. 1933), Chipmunk, 1987, gouache on board.

Invaluable

[mollybeenoel]

Photographed by Julian Rad

[feet-of-clay]

Two little chipmunks playing in the early morning light.

[shilohsylvanian]

Hes got his goggles and he's ready for the water!

[nocturnal-stims]

🌼 Mistkirill on IG

[taxonomytournament]

Taxonomy Tournament: Mammals

Rodents. This order is characterised by having a single pair of continuously-growing incisors. 40% of mammal species are rodents. Examples include rats, mice, beavers, capybaras, squirrels, and chipmunks.

Primates. This order includes lemurs, monkeys, apes, and the girl reading this.

[fullmetalfisting]

I went to this ghost town in the Rocky Mountains where you could buy a bag of sunflower seeds for $0.50 and sit on a bench and wait for chipmunks to approach you. I’m not gonna lie, I screamed when he actually jumped on me.

[reality-detective]

A chipmunk cheek can stretch up to three times the size of the chipmunk's head and hold up to 12 acorns. 🐿️🌰 🤔

[dearmouse]

Forest Animals Decals

[qualifiedaquarian]

[highways-are-liminal-spaces]

Early spring at Montrose Point, Chicago

[antiqueanimals]

Ranger Rick's Nature Magazine; November 1973 edition. Signed Sandström.

Internet Archive

[mollybeenoel]

Photographed by Julian Rad

[glossytreasures]

the chipmunk adventure [1987]