chipmunks and sparrows

Stripes in the grass!  The chipmunks Tamias striatus often hang out beneath the feeder tray.  They can hide among the raspberry canes and safely dart out to gather seeds that the birds fling over the edge.  The stripes on the chipmunks' backs give them away when they think they are being stealthy.
(They love tomato juice -- in the summer, they chew holes in my garden tomatoes and suck the juice.)
This week migrating White-throated Sparrows Zonotrichia albicollis joined the chipmunks gathering a meal, kicking among the grass to find each seed.  Both species display stripes as part of their camouflage outfit.

Eastern Chipmunk

White-throated Sparrow