Cats

We seem to have been adopted by three kittens. They turned up last year and were very timid but through a process of selective feeding and stroking, they have decided they quite like us and seem to be planning to hang around and shout at us from time to time. Perfect. They live outdoors, they show no interest in going into the house, they catch mice and they (mostly) stay out of the way of the guests (they will agree to lie around and look pretty from time to time) and they feed themselves if we are not around. We've seen them munching on grasshoppers, crickets, butterflies as well as mice so they don't seem to be short of a tasty protein snack or two and we like the company.....