I’m your classic suburbanite, neither urban nor rural. But my home is on a small pond and I get visits from ducks, herons, egrets, occasionally ospreys, anhingas, even wood storks or cormorants. I have a bluebird box in the yard and bluebirds nest there every year. They are nesting now! I have bird feeders up, and have documented over 100 species of birds to visit my yard. I like to start my mornings with my coffee, sitting in my sunroom watching the pond and the birds. I definitely find it soothing and peaceful.