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Because there is a suitable source of corn nearby.
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At first the eastern chipmunk is content with nibbling.
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Then the fellow really gets into it.
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Of course, sitting on your food while eating is the way to go.
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The arboreal chipmunk ran up and down the tree several times, but once he jumped the seven feet from the corncob to the ground (and was perfectly okay).
Photo note: I used a Pentax *ist D, with the SMC-A* 200mm macro lens, under extreme low light.