It's just amazing to me how bold this guy is. I don't know if he is living under my shed, or sneaks under the back neighbor's fence which is the end of my back yard.
I happened to look out my back window and there he was, waddling up to my back porch, without a care in the world, looking me square in the eye.
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| "What chu lookin' at?? |
Well he went away and the next day what do my eyes behold:
This looks like an albino, but I guess he's not. Hmmmm....that guy in the first photos is probably not a guy, but a momma!
I like what WikiLeaks says about groundhogs: "The groundhog, also known as a woodchuck, or whistlepig, is a rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots. It was first scientifically described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. "
Woodchuck?
Whistlepig?
Ground Squirrel?
Marmot?
No wonder they seem so confused.
As long as they leave my plants alone.
Happy Gardening, friends!
Ann Bailey
libbylottie@yahoo.com
Ours eat our apples! I've never seen them eating our flowers though!
ReplyDeleteGood to hear!
DeleteThanks so much Ann. That lil Woodchuck is absolutely neat, wish I had one.
ReplyDeleteHe is neat, Cheri, but he sure made a mess in my garbage can when I didn't tighten it good enough. Then He got up in the bird feeder...
Delete... 3 of them live here; one climbs a mulberry tree to eat the fruit
ReplyDeleteThis one has been around a long time.
DeleteWhat a charming read, Ann. I haven't seen a woodchuck in quite a long time. He or she, whichever, is a plump little fella and cute as can be. And those are great pictures, too.
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