Pet-able chipmunk

We spend a lot of time outside.  Our patio is another room during the spring, summer and fall - it is where we spend the majority of our time.  And we enjoy watching the birds, butterflies, bats, rabbits, squirrels and chipmunks as we eat, pay our bills, plant seeds, weigh our produce, etc.  On our patio we started feeding the chipmunks so they would become tame.  Last year we invited chipmunks to come eat sunflower seeds, scattering them near our chairs.  A short-tailed chipmunk took us up on our offer and started coming when she heard our voices.  This is Stumpy.  (So named because she has a short tail.)  She is the bravest, most brazen chipmunk ever.  She lets us pet her.  She is awesome.

This is the second year of feeding and petting Stumpy.  She now comes to the patio when she hears our voices and has even jumped up on our legs.  We think she is letting us know that she wants more sunflower seeds when she does that.  She has avoided cats, fought with other chipmunks, and generally become the ruler of the patio when sunflower seeds are to be gotten.  She is smart and wonderful and so much fun to feed.  How lucky we are to have animal friends!