Today I saw Christo masterfully catch a pigeon out of the air, only to watch in horror as he failed to quickly kill it. He apparently had the pigeon by the foot and was unable to get a better grip, so he flew it to a tree and waited while it flapped around, trying in vain to escape.
![Christo vs pigeon](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7038/14129462933_545726720c_c.jpg)
![Christo vs pigeon](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5040/14109396865_46a68b620f_b.jpg)
![Christo vs pigeon](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7315/14086254676_e936e55898_b.jpg)
The struggle went on for at least ten minutes and, for a moment, it looked like the pigeon was going to make it...
![Christo vs pigeon](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7336/14106148681_4c81ca881e_b.jpg)
That didn't happen. However, I have seen pigeons get away before.
Here, the pigeon looks resigned to its fate.
![Christo vs pigeon](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7315/13922729907_7dcdf45397_b.jpg)
I actually had a difficult time going through my photos as many are too disturbing. I like pigeons - to me, they are innocents - so it's hard to watch one put up such a long fight and suffer.
![Christo eats a pigeon](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2937/14106254592_8385434556_b.jpg)
Christo experienced a little suffering of his own when one of the neighborhood bully blue jays showed up to torment him while he ate.
![Christo eats a pigeon while a blue jay looks on](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7334/14109728914_0e4d3a5e29_b.jpg)
I can't end this on a bad note, so here's a pigeon in happier times...
![East River Park](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7325/9221142490_8879951334_b.jpg)
See more hawk photos here and here.
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