It's remarkable how animals find ways to adapt in environments completely developed by people.
Spring has rolled around and it seems like every species of bird in the neighborhood is shacking up in the back yard. There is a pair of house finches holed up in a gutter with four newly hatched chicks, their necks stretching blindly for food with faces only a mother could love. Hopefully they have flood insurance.
House sparrows made a home out of the various boxes on the power pole and can be seen fluttering in and out throughout the day.
The new comers, a couple of mourning doves, have been busy constructing a nest two feet from the patio table, with the male busily fetching twigs and the female doing the fine tuning. A couple days after landing, two robust eggs appeared.
Earlier in the year, there was a hummingbird nest built literally above the back door. The youngling has since grown up, but I'm sure it still visits the feeders in its old stomping grounds.
All of these nests were within 30 square feet of each other. Sometimes you really don't have to go anywhere to appreciate nature.