I have a bright light that lights up the deck and I can turn it off and on with a voice command. I can watch what's happening out there through the camera with the app on my phone, so it's kind of fun to watch some of the stuff that goes on at night that I would normally miss.
I have a fox around, too. So far I have missed seeing it, but my daughter did when she went to leave a few nights ago.
I can hear flying squirrels in the trees at night, but so far haven't seen them either.