scarecrow

A scarecrow overlooks a field of corn at La Huerta de Cantua Creek.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

It’s also about curses and a giant house that moves around on chicken legs and a turnip-headed scarecrow and pollution and . . . see what I mean?

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

Susie Parr said looking at her husband's photos of the village's flower show, VE Day events, annual scarecrow festival and Women's Institute meetings had been a "bittersweet experience".

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

Mr. Plemons, who has slimmed down to scarecrow dimensions to suit a character who has renounced all worldly pleasures, is one of those rare actors who never seem to be acting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025

So the Russian undid the snags one by one, and the scarecrow danced off into the night again without a word of thanks.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

On the sides of roads in the oil sands, air cannons boom periodically to keep birds away from the vast toxic ponds and scarecrows dressed as oil workers float above them.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 9, 2023

Squash is an inherently seasonal crop that automatically conjures harvest-esque imagery complete with gourds, scarecrows, Halloween decor and maybe even a fun Jack-o-Lantern.

From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2023

Everywhere I turned, I saw decorations for Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas all merged into a torture chamber bedecked with lighted trees, inflatable grinches, pumpkins, scarecrows and turkey fryers.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 22, 2022

Every year, the town of Benicia, California encourages local businesses to make creative scarecrows for Halloween.

From NewsForKids.net ● Oct. 21, 2022

We break out the wreaths, the cornstalks, the hay bales, the wood smoke, and the scarecrows.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner