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a beating from the wings of the birds and many- 

 stabs from their bills before he can retreat to a 

 peaceful zone. Many times I have seen birds 

 battering him, sometimes repeatedly knocking 

 him heels over head, while he, frightened and 

 chattering, was doing his best to escape. 



There are five species of chipmunks in Colo- 

 rado. Two of these are near me, — the big chip- 

 munk and the busy chipmunk. The latter is 

 much smaller, shyer, and more lively than the 

 former and spends a part of its time in the tree- 

 tops ; while the big, although it sometimes climbs, 

 commonly keeps close to the earth. 



Among their numerous enemies are coyotes, 

 wild-cats, mountain lions, bears, hawks, and 

 owls. They appear to live from six to twelve 

 years. The one near my place I watched for 

 eight years. She probably was one or more 

 years of age when I first saw her. 



Almost every day in summer a number of 

 children come, some of them for miles, to watch 

 and to feed my chipmunks. The children enjoy 

 this as keenly as I have ever seen them enjoy 

 anything. Surely the kindly sympathies which 



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