But the ever dwindling woodchuck family is now down to three.
Momma chuck and two children.
The sextuplets are now twins.
And even more outnumbered by the starlings than ever.
But they’re growing quickly and packing on the pounds for winter.
So much so, it’s getting hard to distinguish them from their mother.
Until…
She stands up.
No doubt about it then.
Does anyone know where I can get a woodchuck girdle?
Asking for a friend.
River's world..... 
Does Mama look sad?
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To be honest… they get on her nerves.
Momma chuck is a tough old bird.
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Full figured woodchuck. If you keep feeding her kale, she’ll probably lose weight.
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She won’t eat it!
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Smart momma
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Girdle or Griddle?
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Girdle.
Even chucks have to watch their figure….
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A Griddle can take care of that figure.
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We feed, view and photograph the wildlife at Casa River.
We do not serve them for dinner. No matter how fat and juicy they look.
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That limits your protein intake.
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Poor chuckers. You should teach them to chuck wood at the foxes who (I assume) making ground chuck out of the departed (I assume there’s an adequate supply of wood from the trees hubby reduced to kindling).
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Momma chuck chased off the fox on multiple occasions….. but the little guys do wander off.
😟
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How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
There is always a way to get an English lesson in somehow but the photography in real time, not so much.
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I think mama and chillin’ need an introductory coupon to Weight Watchers …
Yeah … life is tough for chucks. Snakes, foxes, coyotes, owls, loons and egrets find them rather appetizing. Not to mention the occasional sharpshooter with their long-bolt Model 70’s …
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I saw a fox trot off with one in its mouth, so I’m figuring he made multiple trips to the chucker buffet.
Nature is hard. But everyone has babies to feed.
🦊
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Poor woodchucks. Only two of the smartest and fastest left.
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And these two are sticking pretty close to mom.
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Any idea what happened to the missing ones??? Did YOU get even for them eating your plants?!?!
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No, not me. More than likely it was fox.
🙁
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Momma Woodchuck isn’t the only one who needs a girdle. It wouldn’t hurt me to wrench myself into one as well… 😉
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I planned on sharing it with her..
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Chubby chucker ain’t gonna be doing no twist!
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But she needs to!
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