@Alexandra316 If I do say so myself our listing IS a stunning setting. We intended to buy a low maintenance, low set brick house and ended up with the absolute opposite because we were so captivated by the views. ( we try to remind ourselves of this as we view our dwindling bank balance and the HUGE amount of work - especially landscaping - that still needs doing. So far we've manually wheelbarrowed 53 cubic metres of roadbase in the back yard and are not even halfway there yet). But, no matter how stressed and rushed I am, without fail, when I turn the corner to get there after a 1.5 hour drive, I feel myself going all serene and calm- even if I do have 5 hours cleaning ahead of me!
But animals are a matter of perspective and experience. We're routinely woken by the kookaburras "laughing" each morning and most work days it doesn't penetrate my consciousness. BUT I've never seen a racoon in my life and would l be over the moon if/when I did. I was beside myself when I saw my first puffin. I remember going to Greenwich Park in London and being enthralled with squirrels that came right up to me - had never seen a squirrel either! And then I found an acorn - just like the one in the picture in My LIttle Golden book counting book when I was 3. I was ecstatic. The locals thought I was a lunatic.
Rabbits are regarded as feral in Queensland, are illegal as pets and any wild rabbits are routinely exterminated, so a wild rabbit would also be a novelty to many Australians ( we live on acreage and next door has a warren of wild rabbits which we keep stum about).
Brisbane CBD and surrounds are inundated with ibis who drive the locals crazy. They create such mess trawling through bins, stealing food right out of your hands etc etc. ( a bit like urban racoons) But the majority of tourists comment on what lovely birds they are and take heaps of photos - we all think they're mad... - you get my drift.
Whales breaching in the ocean however is pretty special, i think to just about everyone.
Can't tell you how long Canada has been on our wish list. Maybe one day....