Animal Kingdom

There are so many reasons why I love living where we do. One being all of the animals we have around. I am such an animal lover and I feel that they are all my own personal pets. Allow me to share them with you...

One morning this past winter we found this coyote in our yard. He stood there for like 15 mintues, not moving. He was still there when we left for work.

This hawk came one day and chowed down on a bird.

This Christmas I got a bird feeder and we hung it outside our dining room window. We really enjoy watching all the birds that come and eat. My favorite are the cardinals. We have about 4 or 5 that come and go.

We have two squirrels that climb around in our trees. I'm sure you're thinking, "Megan, squirrels are so ordinary. Why are you blogging about squirrels?" They are so much fun to watch and we feed them so they are my pets!

This crane stops by now and then but one day it landed in the yard with a fish in its mouth. It swallowed it whole and we could see the fish going down its throat.

And of course, it wouldn't be a lake house without the geese and ducks. We are not a fan of the geese. We like the mallard ducks because they don't poop in the yard. They just come to sunbathe. Aaron did some research on how to keep geese out of the yard and we ended up putting up a fence with stakes and fishing line. It works really well. Once in awhile we get one or two geese that wander into our yard but that's what the BB gun is for!

We feel so blessed to be living where we are. We have so many opportunities and experiences that we never had living in the apartments. I truly enjoy God's creation and I'm reminded of His awesome creativity everyday.