Yup! This may be corny, but I caught a squirrel who stole corn on the cob right off the stalk from a neighboring farm. My son happens to have a farm directly behind his back yard which grows corn.
The other day, I stopped by my son’s house. I walked through the backyard, and as I walked across the yard, I spotted something comical—a squirrel with an ear of yellow corn on the cob in his mouth!
He was trying to make his way across the yard to get away from me, but he was having a hard time running with that big ear of corn.
Despite me standing there taking pictures, the squirrel decided that eating his corn was more important than escaping. He stopped, sat down, and took a few good bites until he eventually scurried away with the corn cob still in his mouth.
It was pretty entertaining to watch. It was surprised to come across this little guy carrying around an ear of corn almost half his size.
My daughter-in-law tells me that the squirrel isn't the only one enjoying the farmer's corn. They also have a local groundhog that has been helping himself to an ear or two right off the stalks as well!
I've also seen fox and deer in their yard near the corn. I guess their backyard has some very happy—and very well-fed—visitors.
I also saw deer last night in my friend Vicki's yard. We have a lot of deer in our neighborhoods. Do you?
Here is a post from two years ago:
Our weather is getting a little bit cooler. It's been in the low 60's and cloudy. I started thinking about soup. How about you?
Miso -Ginger Vegetable Soup (link to recipe)
Didn't know they eat corn, thought they just eat nuts and seeds. Some cute pictures, Judee.
ReplyDeleteThat field of corn must be like a smorgasbord for the animals and it’s not surprising they gather at the buffet. Yes, fall is on the way. We have started making soups in earnest. So far we have batches of chicken orzo, and ham and potato. More to come! Last night we had fried rice for dinner.
ReplyDeleteSquirrels are something else, aren't they?
ReplyDeleteWe do have way too many dear in our neighborhood. I can't have any flowers out front because they will nibble away. Thankfully our backyard is fenced in (6 foot high) or I wouldn't be able to have a garden and flowers. I have watched them jump our neighbors 4-foot-high fences with no problem.
I feed the birds, but it ends up that the squirrels eat all the seed in a half hour.
DeleteHaha, lucky squirrel! I have to admit, I wouldn't be able to resist plucking some fresh corn for myself, given the opportunity. When it's straight from the stalk like that, even raw, it's such a treat.
ReplyDeleteWe always eat our corn raw. It's so sweet and tender
DeleteHannah,
DeleteExactly so! Most animals, even human ones, would grab a corn cob and sit quietly and eat it. As long as they have enough strength to carry it away
That reminds me! I have some ears of corn I wanted to put out for the critters! I'm going to do it right now!
ReplyDeleteI don't encourage them to come around ( but they do anyway) . We have them all over our yard and deck..
DeleteI think that corn qualifies as critter candy! But that little squirrel determined to eat that corn cob is so adorable. God bless him ... he was hungry! I love squirrels. If there are deer in our neighborhood, I never see them! However, a few winters ago when we had a light snow, we saw unmistakable deer tracks going the length of our yard! It made us wonder if they wander around at night when we are not looking, haha! xoxo 🏴☠️
ReplyDeleteI hardly spot the deer in our yard either, but I see the poop they leave behind.
DeleteAhhh it's so frustrating when the animals eat the garden. The photos are very nice though. Yum on the soup.
ReplyDeleteThank you. Yes, the squirrels can be quite a menace in the garden.
DeleteLovely squirrel. It's good he's not scared.
ReplyDeleteThank you for stopping by and leaving a comment. I visited your blog and really enjoyed reading your posts.
DeleteThat squirrel wasn’t stealing corn -- he was grocery shopping!
ReplyDeleteNature’s little comedian with a cob almost bigger than him.
Very cute thought- he was grocery shopping..ha ha...
DeleteYes, a good ear of corn calls to quite a few animals to come and get it!
ReplyDeleteAwwww....beautiful photos of the squirrel and deer!
ReplyDeleteFunnily enough, I planned to make Miso soup later, so I might try your recipe instead.
ReplyDeleteLove the shots of the squirrel. I know he shouldn't be stealing, but he's very cute! The deer are beautiful too.
Hi Judee. Thanks for visiting my blog. Squirrels can provide endless hours of entertainment. And frustration, too.
ReplyDeletewe have a lot of squirrels in our yard and in this area. we also have a lot of deer in my area and in my neighborhood!! i am so happy that it is soup season!!
ReplyDeleteYour soup looks yummy. I am stashing away all kinds of soup recipes for when it turns chilly and nasty that I suspect it will come end of November.
ReplyDeleteMy reply to comment button stopped working, so I could not reply to Carol, Linda, Debbie, Handmade in Israel or Pattie. Thank you all for your comments. Hopefully, it will get fixed.
ReplyDeleteSo cute pictures of the squirrel.
ReplyDeleteThe weather here just changed this week and I was thinking of vegetable soup. Yours look perfect.
That is so thoughtful of that farmer to grow food for all the animals...ha ha. I find cobs of eaten corn in my garden often and wonder where it came from as none of my closest neighbors grow corn. I'm sure it is the squirrels.
ReplyDeleteSquirrels are so smart! Somehow I can't imagine our red squirrels being able to carry off such big haul, but who knows?
ReplyDeleteGreat photos ~ bet the corn field is a banquet for many ~ ^_^
ReplyDeletedon't want to jinx it but new suet nugget feeder we have ~ squirrels don't seem to like it ~ will see ~ Hugs ^_^
Hello,
ReplyDeleteLove the cute squirrel and deer images. I am sure the farmers are not happy with the critters eating their crops. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a great day and a happy weekend!
The squirrel with corn on the cob is so comical. Will have to come up with a caption for this critter! Hugs!
ReplyDeleteHaha, what a cute culprit - lovely pictures!
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