This cute chipmunk (although he may actually be a specific species of ground squirrel that lives here in the Placitas area) is nearly always in and around our feeders. Recently, in this beautiful fall weather that we Placitans are enjoying this week, he picked out his snack, and instead of heading for his stash, he decided to crawl up on one of the bronze statues in our yard, perching on the hat of the cowboy of “The Trailride” bronze. I had to take his picture through the window because he has a tendency to run when I open a door or get too close to the window (thus a reflection on the photo). I believe that he was, literally, surveying what he thinks is his kingdom from a higher vantage point while eating his snack! My Westie, Seamus, and Scottie, McKenzie, not to mention the cottontails, might attempt to dispute Sir Munk’s perspective that our yard is HIS kingdom, but at that particular moment, it truly was his kingdom.
Eva Marie Renninger, Transaction Coordinator
Eva Marie Renninger, Transaction Coordinator
