This Halloween I decided to do “Trunk or Treat” birdnerd style!
I filled the bottom portion of a pumpkin with an assortment of goodies and then set it on a tree stump (hence the “trunk” part of the title) and waited to see who would show up.
Several caped crusaders stopped by…
A goblin or two made an appearance…
and a couple of grayish ghosts flew in.
Most of the visitors were polite and adhered to the honor code of not over-indulging; all except a gang of brown bandits who discovered the stash and greedily gobbled seed til their pouches were packed.
I’m pretty sure this fellow decided that the treats at my house were “finger lickin’ good.”.
And I’m pretty sure I have officially started a new Halloween tradition!
Backyard Bird Nerd 
Aww the chipmunk ❤️
I know, right! He made such a pig of himself, but he was so cute I couldn’t stop him.
Cute post Kathy! And great idea is use a pumpkin to “hand out” treats! 🎃
It was actually quite fun!
This is an adorable idea!! Loved every photo😊
Thank you – I enjoyed taking every photo! 🙂
omg – those chipmunk shots are so stinkin’ cute! 🙂
There were four or five of them that kept coming, one after the other. They definitely hogged the “Halloween candy.”
Your photos are adorable! I bet this would work with left-over carved pumpkins as well.
I’ll bet you are right! You should definitely give it a try. 🙂
What a great idea! I love it! Those little chipmunks remind me of my pesky squirrels. They are trouble makers!
The chipmunks are so cute that I forgive them much more easily!
Too cute!!! At least these guests won´t throw eggs on you. 😉
They were pretty comical to watch. For the sake of getting some photos, I let them gobble to their little hearts content. 🙂
That’s awesome! What a great Halloween tradition. 🙂
I’m not usually all that clever, so I was pleased to come up with this idea! 🙂
Fantastic!! (and you are indeed very clever, Kathy; don’t let us hear you say that again, lol)
I am still giggling and awww-ing at the chipmunk!
No worries, I am secure in my un-cleverness! 😉 But those chipmunks were so much fun to watch. I am fairly certain they now love Halloween!
Wonderful idea. That last shot of Mr Chippy makes it seem that he is so stuffed full of goodies, he’s gagging (tongue out).
That’s a great new Halloween tradition! I had to smile at the little “non-bird” who also came to enjoy the treats chipmunk style 🙂