![Christo works on the ginkgo nest](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4674/39883527301_aa25fe2fe0_b.jpg)
Christo breaks a stick off a branch:
![Christo breaks a stick off a branch](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4672/28102440829_3544465572_b.jpg)
Christo is on the job cleaning up rats in the park...
![Christo with a rat](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4756/25011320607_92045c0551_b.jpg)
He's a beautiful bird.
![Christo](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4658/26009850618_ce754b0876_b.jpg)
Food must be plentiful as Christo has been allowing Cooper's hawks to hunt in the park as well. This immature Cooper's spent a whole afternoon hanging out in a tree near the chess tables.
![Immature Cooper's hawk](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4766/25012448327_ce074e4863_b.jpg)
![Immature Cooper's hawk](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4610/25012452277_f0a2eb2ca0_b.jpg)
Both Christo and the Cooper's have been active just after sunset, when their dinner comes out to play...
![Rat](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4615/38984942055_ff1c43fec2_b.jpg)
This winter has seen some other park regulars such as White-throated Sparrows:
![White-throated sparrow](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4606/39852001272_ce7a4cb333_b.jpg)
And Blue Jays.
![Blue Jay](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4657/39852003692_9df80d87a5_b.jpg)
And, of course, House Sparrows. They are probably the most numerous bird in the park, but are often overlooked. They're tough little survivalists and I find them really interesting to watch.
![House sparrow](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4753/39852003132_ac4029e757_b.jpg)
As I was eating my lunch in the park the other day, a male sparrow like the one above flew to my table, chirped loudly and looked at me expectantly. I obeyed and gave him a piece of my croissant. He sat next to me and ate it as I ate my sandwich and we quietly coexisted for about 15 minutes. I couldn't have been happier.
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