{"id":74585,"date":"2019-08-17T05:11:43","date_gmt":"2019-08-17T11:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=74585"},"modified":"2019-08-17T05:40:52","modified_gmt":"2019-08-17T11:40:52","slug":"chipmunk-the-big-stretch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/08\/17\/chipmunk-the-big-stretch\/","title":{"rendered":"Chipmunk – The Big Stretch"},"content":{"rendered":"

The things some of us will do for a snack.<\/p>\n

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Three days ago in the mountains this chipmunk had a hankering for musk thistle seed, and maybe flowers. But the flower “he” was after was on one of the tallest stems and he was far from it so it seemed to be way out of reach. But he was determined to git’er done and he did, in part by holding on with his hind legs and leveraging his body toward the stem in a pretty incredible horizontal stretch.<\/p>\n

I like this shot, flaws or not. I was too close for my big lens and I wish that flower were behind him instead of in front of him but I love that big stretch and his determination. The phrase is overused but both “make me smile.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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1\/4000, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

And then he simply walked up the stalk with his front feet while his hind feet were still holding on to his original perch. Mission accomplished.<\/p>\n

When there’s a will there’s a way if you’re hungry enough.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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Note: I believe this is a Least Chipmunk but I can’t tell for sure. He sure was tiny.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The things some of us will do for a snack.<\/p>\n

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