“What is that big thing way up there in that tree?” asked Melanie as we finished dinner on the deck. It was a groundhog 30 ft up a Mulberry tree munching on leaves. It is a favorite food for them. I went to a better location and recorded this video. The next day it was 40 ft up the same tree. We’ve had previous encounters with our resident rodent described in these posts.
Our View From Iowa 
Wow, we’ve had them under the shed but didn’t know they’d climb trees!
I chase them away from the yard so they don’t dig under the house.
That was a surprise. Didn’t know they climbed.
I hope they don’t become fliers.
I had no idea they would climb. I must say, this one was making very short work of those leaves. It’s fun to watch them eat.
There are plenty of leaves still available. Maybe it will invite friends over and have a treetop party. Like the Dog Party in Go Dog Go.
What a great illustration. It’s like Dr. Seuss and the SPCA teamed upto write a book.
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I found out that both Dr. Seuss and this author were published in the same “Beginner Books” series: an interesting connection.
This book was a favorite of ours with our son. He is now 30.
That is a great video – amazing he climbs that high!
I wonder what the mortality rate is for those who climb this way. The wiki article said their metabolism slows this time of year. They keep eating a lot to store up fat for the long winter sleep. This guy must fear we have another long hard winter coming.