I would say that most wild animals tend to avoid contact with humans. Others, however, seek out human settlements in order to breed in, on or above houses and to forage in our immediate neighbourhood. Well-known examples are swallows, sparrows and white storks. Here in Hungary, where I live, there are fortunately still pairs of storks that breed every year in their nests on the roofs or the posts of the power lines on the roadsides. In Hedrehely, Somogy County, a pair nests next to the village church. Once I happened to pass by the road crossing under the nest and witnessed a stork satisfying its need for drinking water in a puddle of rainwater. Storks are a good subject for nature painters, as they usually stand still for a long time or move rather leisurely in search of food.