I've noticed that the level of seed has been falling much quicker recently. I now know why, a little chipmunk who until just a couple of days ago was eating up the spilled seeds on the porch. I guess he got tired of being a bottom feeder. I first saw his tail curled around front to back and then he made a run for the post as I opened the front door. Maybe I'll get a dish for him which is lower to the ground. All of his antics were 5+ feet in the air.
We have chipmunks around here but they still seem to be happy enough feeding on the ground. It's the squirrels who get up to all the antics with the feeders. I hope my chipmunks stay on the ground or there won't be anything left for the birds.
I have to grease the pole of my birdfeeder every now and then otherwise the "chippies" clean the entire thing out! The squirrels are too heavy and the doors close on them so they can't get the seeds but apparently the chipmunks don't meet the weight limit. Cute shot!