#eastern chipmunk

Birding this week! Was finally able to get out and see some springtime migrants after my surgery :)

Eastern gray squirrel They are my friends

image By Dkwikiedt - Own work, CC0 2. Siberian flying squirrel (Ezo flying squirrel subspecies pictured) Too cute to be real; possibly actually mini plush dolls

image By Tokumi - Own work, Copyrighted free use 3. Indian giant squirrel or Malabar giant squirrel Big fella, and why he ourple?

By VinodBhattu - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 4. Red squirrel or Eurasian red squirrel Fashionable ear tufts (and similar hair color to human admin irl)

image By Peter Trimming, CC BY 2.0

5. Fox squirrel Also my friends but they're further down the list because they don't visit as often

Original photo

6. Southern flying squirrel Big huge eyes, zero thoughts behind them

By Ken Potter, CC-BY-NC

7. Black-tailed prairie dog No long ears, and yet, very bunny-like, and I do like bunnies

By Jing-Yi Lu, CC-BY-NC

8. Eastern chipmunk Very cute little guys, cool racing stripes, impressive cheek pouches

By Mike Leveille, CC-BY-NC

9. African pygmy squirrel Itty-bitty little guy

By stefaneakame, CC-BY-NC

10. Groundhog or woodchuck To this day, no one knows how much wood one would chuck, if they could. Has an entire holiday devoted to bothering it for its opinions on the weather.