Feeders are one way to watch nature play itself out closer to your windows.
Truth.
We had a really messy feeder until Mrs. Dinsy MacGyver'd it so the seeds didn't spill as easily.
When the seedfest was at its peak we had murder and mayhem just outside my basement slider. We saw a chipmunk taken by a hawk, foxes loitering under the deck, and pair of blacksnakes coming up through the back yard.
Keep meaning to mount cameras back there. I'm sure there's a ton of stuff we miss.