Talking With Animals
I recently spent some time at our mountain home. I love sitting on the front deck, watching the animals. They seem to be so tame and unafraid. For years we have fed the birds, the hummingbirds, and the squirrels. They have come to expect food to be available, if there are people around. They actually beg, like a dog, to be fed. When the hummingbird feeder runs dry, they hover right in front of your face, as if to say “excuse me, but I need more juice”. 
We have a gray squirrel, who frequently comes looking for food.
There are also two chipmunks, who we call “Chip and Dale” after the Disney characters, who aren’t one bit afraid to climb up and sit in your lap or on your hand, to be fed. I was leaning against the deck rail, watching them. One of them came right up to me, sat about 6 inches from my arm, and looked me in the eye. I decided to ask what it wanted, expecting it to run off, at the sound of my voice. Instead, it just sat there and looked at me, as I sp0ke to it for over a minute, when my dog, thinking I was talking to her, came up and scared it off. I wish I had it on video! How I love nature.
