Least Chipmunk
A least chipmunk chews on a pine nut in Yellowstone's Hayden Valley. When I initially looked this photo over after taking it, I didn't think much of it.
But, a couple of months later, I was browsing through photos and came across this one. After closer inspection, I found that I really love this photo. Maybe the aspects I appreciate in photography are starting to change as I learn more about the hobby...
Either way, enjoy!
The least chipmunk is the smallest chipmunk in North America. It is also the most widespread species of chipmunk in North America occurring across north-central and western United States and from British Columbia and southern Yukon to western Quebec in Canada. The species is found in a variety of habitats including mixed deciduous and coniferous forests, boreal forest, and sagebrush plains.
They have three dark lines with white in between along their face and five black stripes with brown.. more