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HRA Scarecrow Competition Gallery 2019

Please find below the photos of all of the fabulous scarecrows that have been entered in the 2019 Hever Scarecrow Competition! Sadly it was a rather dull and rainy day when I took the photos, but do take the opportunity to go and see all the marvellous entries. May the best Crow win!

Agent Future: a scarecrow with a globe for a head, looking rather sorrowful Agent Future (opens larger image in new window) Armless Robber: a policeman scarecrow arresting a robber scarecrow who is trying to escape over a hedge Armless Robber (opens larger image in new window) Baby sitting duties: a scarecrow woman in a hat and dark clothing holding a baby scarecrow dressed in pink with a white hat, sitting on gravel against a fence Baby sitting duties (opens larger image in new window) Bale the Minion: a scarecrow made of a straw bale, dressed in blue plastic dungarees, with a face like an owl Bale the Minion (opens larger image in new window) Blowout on Blowers Hill: a scarecrow in pink and black seated on a bench while another, dressed in black, tries to fix a puncture on a bike Blowout on Blowers Hill (opens larger image in new window) Cat and Mouse: a large cat scarecrow crawling over an ivy-covered tile roof after a tiny scarecrow mouse Cat and Mouse (opens larger image in new window) Coco the Scarecrow – Age 1000!: a scarecrow dressed like an Edwardian lady, with a skull for a face Coco the Scarecrow – Age 1000! (opens larger image in new window) Cow Crow: a scarecrow cow with a black spotted coat and a straw hat Cow Crow (opens larger image in new window) Crow Clearance: two scarecrows in a vehicle that seems to have driven over a straw bale Crow Clearance (opens larger image in new window) Eric and the Postman: a scarecrow black dog that seems to have chased a scarecrow postman into a hedge Eric and the Postman (opens larger image in new window) Farmer Piggery has a few: a farmer scarecrow in boots, grey trousers and a jacket, collapsed in the gateway to a cottage, apparently drunk Farmer Piggery has a few (opens larger image in new window) Finnigan: an Irish scarecrow, possibly a leprechaun, with a red beard, green top, shamrock hat and striped leggings, leaning cross-legged against a hedge Finnigan (opens larger image in new window) Free Range Egg: a Humpty Dumpty scarecrow sitting on a flint wall beside a sign reading Free Range Egg Free Range Egg (opens larger image in new window) Geraldine the Giraffe: a giraffe scarecrow standing partly in a hedge Geraldine the Giraffe (opens larger image in new window) Ghost Crow: a scarecrow that seems to be part of the hedge, with a ghostly head sticking out Ghost Crow (opens larger image in new window) Ghoul Crow: a screaming scarecrow ghoul dressed in black, emerging through the undergrowth Ghoul Crow (opens larger image in new window) Gone Fishing: a scarecrow on top of a shed roof holding a fishing rod Gone Fishing (opens larger image in new window) Incy Wincy Spider: a spider scarecrow on top of a letterbox, with a huge black body and fat brown legs spreading in all directions Incy Wincy Spider (opens larger image in new window) Ladybug: a ladybird scarecrow with a padded red and black spotted body, attached to the bark of a tree Ladybug (opens larger image in new window) Lazy Loretta: a scarecrow in jeans, scarf and large hat, lolling by a fence in a very relaxed pose Lazy Loretta (opens larger image in new window) Little Bloomer: two small child scarecrows in a garden under a pink parasol Little Bloomer (opens larger image in new window) Mark at the Beech: a scarecrow in old-fashioned swimming gear sitting on a hedge on a colourful beach towel, as if sunbathing by the sea Mark at the Beech (opens larger image in new window) Millie the Butterfly: a butterfly scarecrow with rainbow-coloured wings, resting on a fence post Millie the Butterfly (opens larger image in new window) Monkey's Warning: a dark brown, slightly menacing monkey scarecrow sitting on a fence Monkey's Warning (opens larger image in new window) Mr & Mrs Crow: two slight scarecrows on the verge wearing hats and short dresses or shorts Mr & Mrs Crow (opens larger image in new window) Mark Cheeck: a scarecrow in a straw hat, apparently mooning at passers-by, with jeans pulled down to reveal a bare yellow bottom Mark Cheeck (opens larger image in new window) One for the Hedge!: a scarecrow that seems to have cycled into a hedge One for the Hedge! (opens larger image in new window) Pavarotti the Peacock: a peacock scarecrow showing off its elaborate plumage Pavarotti the Peacock (opens larger image in new window) Percy Pig: a pig-faced scarecrow made from a round bale, one end of which has been made into a pig's face Percy Pig (opens larger image in new window) Peter Rabbit has lost his clothes: a rabbit's head in the hedge, a blue shirt on a stick pushed into the hedge, and a group of flower pots on the ground Peter Rabbit has lost his clothes (opens larger image in new window) Polly: a female scarecrow in boots, tight blue trousers, a white top, hat, scarf and necklace, holding a bottle in a slightly swaying pose as if she has been drinking Polly (opens larger image in new window) Princess Pigerella: a huge pink scarecrow pig with black markings and pink ears Princess Pigerella (opens larger image in new window) Pumpkin Crow: a baffling long-necked scarecrow bird with a pumpkin on its back and white furry legs, straddling a fence Pumpkin Crow (opens larger image in new window) Saturday Night Hever: a long-haired scarecrow in a blue outfit in a disco pose, dancing in the gateway to a house Saturday Night Hever (opens larger image in new window) Scare-y-Crow: a menacing black crow scarecrow looming over a hedge, its black wings parallel with the top of the hedge Scare - y - Crow (opens larger image in new window) School Crossing: a smiling scarecrow lollipop lady in a high-vis jacket, holding a lollipop sign and watching for children to help across the road School Crossing (opens larger image in new window) Sporty Sally: a scarecrow in running clothes and a cap, sitting on a bale of straw having a rest Sporty Sally (opens larger image in new window) Stig of the Dump: a scarecrow in a big green bin, with a smiling face peeping out and arms on either side, cheerful despite being apparently stuck Stig of the Dump (opens larger image in new window) Stranger Scarecrow: a small bed in the middle of a drive with one tree growing out of it and an unreadable sign Stranger Scarecrow (opens larger image in new window) The Artist: a scarecrow artist painting Markbeech Church, which is visible in the distance, with the picture on an easel, a palette in one hand and a brush in the other The Artist (opens larger image in new window) The Asian Hornet: a hornet scarecrow with a yellow and brown banded body, a red face and pale whitish wings, hovering by a tree The Asian Hornet (opens larger image in new window) The Hever Darlek: a straw scarecrow Dalek with silver cans sticking out of its body, very like the Doctor Who original The Hever Darlek (opens larger image in new window) The Minion Family 1: a family of Minion scarecrows, characters from Despicable Me, made of straw bales with goggly eyes and blue dresses The Minion Family 1 (opens larger image in new window) The Minion Family 2: another Minion scarecrow with big round goggly eyes and a blue skirt The Minion Family 2 (opens larger image in new window) The Vicar is Escaping: a scarecrow vicar suspended on a rope from the bell tower window of Hever Church, apparently escaping from the building The Vicar is Escaping (opens larger image in new window) Tommy Turtle: a green turtle scarecrow crawling across a fence Tommy Turtle (opens larger image in new window) Velo Club Delaware: a cyclist scarecrow in a blue helmet and shirt, cycling straight into a hedge Velo Club Delaware (opens larger image in new window) Winston Churchill: a scarecrow of Winston Churchill, the wartime Prime Minister who lived nearby, slightly slumped in the porch of a house in a black jacket, striped trousers, top hat, watch chain and white gloves Winston Churchill (opens larger image in new window)