Waking Up

With the extremely warm weather that we have had for the last few days, it is not surprising that the chipmunks seem to have come out of hibernation.

They have been busy running along the fence and foraging on the lawn.

No photograph, of course, but I watched one chipmunk have a very close call with a hawk who flew in, claws outstretched.  The chipmunk just managed to outrun him to the bushes and his burrow..