Christo caught a pigeon and took it to the big tree in the middle of the lawn. Things went downhill from there.
![Christo catches a pigeon...](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3941/15539297835_0a702200f5_b.jpg)
As you can see, the hawk doesn't have a good grip on the pigeon. It looks like he has it by the tail.
![Christo catches a pigeon...](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5604/14918545364_d548ca8cd0_b.jpg)
As the pigeon struggled, a small crowd gathered to watch in horror. One of the spectators thought he saw Christo grab the pigeon in flight, which would explain the bad grip.
![Christo catches a pigeon...](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3943/14919126383_6b9cf14233_b.jpg)
This isn't the first time Christo has failed to catch a pigeon properly.
As the pigeon weakened, Christo was able to shift himself to get in a better position.
![Christo catches a pigeon...](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5597/15539310905_f2469ac6a6_b.jpg)
He started plucking feathers....
![Christo catches a pigeon...](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3956/14918560554_4848c2ee29_b.jpg)
But just when things looked really dire for the pigeon, it twisted around and broke free.
![Christo catches a pigeon...](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3945/15352688469_9feaec1f00_b.jpg)
As the pigeon flew away, it looked like it might be missing a foot. It was able to fly to the east side of the dog run where it took shelter under some bushes. Christo pursued and waited patiently in a nearby tree. However, after about 20 minutes, the hawk abandoned his post, maybe to come back later for his lunch, maybe not. Either way, I don't think the pigeon survived the day.
Meanwhile, Dora has been spending a fair amount of time atop St Brigid's on Ave B (she sat up there during the whole pigeon debacle). Here she is taking a dive from the cross.
![Dora](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2948/15296786748_6c745bfa73_b.jpg)
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