Have had a kingfisher and heron at different times on a rear deck railing, watched a large pike rolling on the surface on a hot summer's day, cursed the legions of copulating wildfowl who are nearly as noisy as the parakeets (this is darkest Middlesex). Laid awake at night listening to foxes and cats tramping over the deckhead in hobnailed boots. Got rid of the tap dancing rat. Once had to pull a vixen out of the canal, unfortunately she died. That apart, I wouldn't miss any of it. Cuckoos will be here soon, maybe this year I'll actually see one.