![Christo](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/757/22327133261_f49dee89dd_z.jpg)
From there, he dives off to pounce on prey behind the park offices.
![Christo](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/648/22128543040_c4c01ee5d5_z.jpg)
![Christo](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/569/22303624202_cedde42803_z.jpg)
![Christo](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5770/22128585400_66f0bbee76_z.jpg)
On Sunday, after unsuccessfully trying to catch rats in the back area, he opted for another favorite hunting ground next to the men's restroom.
![Christo hunting by the men's room](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5742/22375377868_4b092c8c70_z.jpg)
This area was recently blanketed with wire in an attempt to keep the rats from emerging from their burrows. I wondered if this would affect Christo's ability to find food here, but I did see several rats running around despite the wire.
![Christo hunting by the men's room](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/689/22793780085_63483e247d_z.jpg)
As Christo looked for the perfect rat entree, dinner was being served to the needy just a few feet away. He was totally unfazed by the crowd of people.
![Christo hunting by the men's room](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5749/22375361877_0868809618_z.jpg)
Christo must not have liked the rats he saw, as he resorted to a different vantage point atop the cell phone tower above the park offices.
![Christo](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5633/22768177036_1b24e9c618_z.jpg)
Then he flew around the back picnic area some more.
![Christo](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/693/22780943192_60c527932c_z.jpg)
Eventually, it became to dark for my camera, but he kept hunting after sunset. I've previously seen him successfully hunt in the dark.
![Christo and fall foliage](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/746/22751162722_de931eeccb_z.jpg)
You might be wondering why I have so many photos of Christo, but not Dora. She has a talent for avoiding my camera! I did see a lot of her this weekend, but she's either too quick for me or she perches in places where I can't really see her.
Here she is earlier in the day with Christo (she's up top) in a tree along Avenue B. They shared some lunch before he took off for his afternoon park patrol.
![Dora & Christo having lunch](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5808/22141819824_b37a19cdfc_z.jpg)
I hope to catch more of her as hawk season gets into full swing.
See more hawk photos here.
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