Meet the Neighbors

We moved into this house almost a year ago and we instantly LOVED our new neighbors. They're not around all the time, they come and go, but they are always entertaining and they keep to themselves. Oh wait, here are some of the neighbors now:

Can you tell who they are? No? Ok, maybe this will help:

You've probably guessed by now. But just in case, here's one more:

I call this one: "Contemplative Cow". They live in the field across the street from us. This spring they all had calves and it was so cute watching them nap in groups and run around in the awkward way that they have (that cows never actually grow out of). The window in our office overlooks their field so the dogs love it when the cows are around. They will sit and stare out the window at them for hours. It's even more exciting when the donkeys are there as well.

We also have another set of neighbors that we love even more than the cows. Here are a few pictures of them:

The pictures are a little deceptive, up close they're about as tall as I am (that's 5'2" for those of you not in the know). I was right across the fence from them when I took these pictures. They didn't seem intimidated by me or the camera at all, just curious. They can get pretty rowdy sometimes and have a very distinct sound that we can hear even when we're in the house. They also like to hang out in the field across the street with the cows or in the field directly behind our back fence. Sometimes we see them walking down the street in the neighborhood. They pretty much do whatever they want and people leave them alone. They are almost always in pairs or threes, I've never seen one on it's own.

The last set of neighbors that we see a lot (but don't really know that well) have been around since the spring. They built their house right at the top of a light pole just outside the entrance to our neighborhood:

These guys are super cool. There is another huge nest just a few streets over. They are always sitting up in their nests, watching everything in the morning when I'm going to work and again in the evening when I'm coming home. We've seen a few of the babies. We'll be sad when they move on, but hopefully they'll be back again next year.

So now you've met the neighbors! Say hi if you see them when you stop by the house!