Right about now, eastern chipmunks begin to emerge from their burrows. Chipmunks spend the winter a torpid state, in which their body temperature and heartbeat decrease, but they wake every few days to feed on stockpiled food. These industrious creatures provide endless opportunities for photographers, as these five images from past Photo Contests prove.
2013 Photo Contest Entry © Justin Miel
2013 Photo Contest Entry © Sarah Keates
A rare melanistic chipmunk, 2011 Photo Contest Entry © Katharine Wall
2014 Photo Contest Entry © Cynthia West
2014 Photo Contest Entry © Kim Nagy
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