Pecked Pumpkin

For the month of October, I bought some cute little pumpkins to set out on the back steps.  And actually, pumpkins must be pretty hearty because they have not frozen, yet.  Anyways, back to the subject I was on…… I was looking at my pumpkins a few weeks back thinking how cute they looked adorning my back steps. 

Upon closer observation, I noticed that the pumpkin on the bottom step had a few marks on.  Then it happened……….a few days later, while standing at the kitchen window doing my dishes, I noticed a magpie hopping up to the steps.  He was caught, red-handed, pecking at my little pumpkin.  It better not have been Gus.