Very attractive rats you have around there.
It's not a matter of training - it thinks you are God.
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 13/10/2009, at 4:08 AM, Jim Nichols wrote:
> I have a storage barn in my back yard, built on skids and sitting
> on a slab, so that there is a nice, sheltered space beneath. Over
> the years, leaves have blown under the barn, providing nesting
> material. A chipmunk is apparently living in this space, and
> possibly in a nearby burrow.
>
> An old concrete block provides a step into the barn, and forms a
> protected spot where it adjoins the slab. From time to time, I
> place an ear of corn behind the block. A few days later, the
> stripped corn cob appears on top of the step, an apparent request
> for a replacement. Although we are communicating, I'm not sure who
> is in control. He appears to have obtained the desired response
> from me by reinforcing my activities.
>
> While I have never been able to get close enough to this little
> fellow to snap a photo, I did get a shot of his more cooperative
> Western cousin many years ago, in Rocky Mountain National Park.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cigar+Box/The+Moocher
> +1991.jpg.html
>
> Comments appreciated.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
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