Varmint.
Friday, November 4, 2011 at 02:52PM We've dealt with our share of animals here in our neighborhood...primarily the raccoons that terrorized our corn and the foxes that chase the rabbits that love our grass. This post-Halloween, though, we encountered a new one. The way fat squirrel. Yes. You read that right. We have an incredibly fat squirrel plaguing our doorstep. Literally. This is what I found this morning:
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There are two other pumpkins not pictured that have holes in them as well. There are seeds all over my front stoop. It looks like we've been blowing these suckers up (which I'm sure the boys would be in favor of, lol). Yesterday, there was only one hole. And I actually caught the varmint in the act. At first, I thought it was a small raccoon. Honest...it was about the right size. Upon closer inspection, though, it was just a way fat squirrel. Really.
I didn't manage to get to a camera fast enough to show you him gorging himself but here's a look:
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This is not your ordinary squirrel. See him over on the fence? Here's an enlarged view (sorry, not a great pic...you can click on any of these to make them bigger):
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This poor fellow has been gorging himself all around the neighborhood it turns out. My neighbor swears she saw him with an entire mini pumpkin in his mouth the other day. I guess maybe he's trying to stock up for winter or something and is making due since the ground is covered in snow and not nuts? Whatever his reasons, apparently our pumpkins are no longer safe... ;)
Reader Comments (3)
Ugh, we call those Squirrelzillas and they terrorize our neighborhood too! We don't even keep our pumpkins outside because of them :P
We had a similar experience last year! So far this year, they've stayed safe! They made a TERRIBLE mess of the seeds all over the place! Funny, but not, right?
Well, at least you'll know what the leafy sprouts are in your flower bed right by your porch come spring...Pumpkins!