![Red-tailed hawk with kestrel taking aim](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1532/24180631345_7e832ba65f_b.jpg)
As soon as it landed, the hawk was mobbed by a kestrel.
![Red-tailed hawk mobbed by kestrel](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1627/24072656442_da4c75d910_b.jpg)
The hawk from a different angle:
![Adult LES red-tail](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1701/24098453411_3138ebfda4_b.jpg)
![Adult LES red-tail](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1566/23554245653_810df868d1_b.jpg)
This hawk has an identifying mark - a missing secondary feather on its left wing, which is visible in flight.
![Adult LES red-tail](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1633/24072945512_dce3ec4031_b.jpg)
Meanwhile, up north on Avenue A, Dora and Christo ended the first day of the year watching the sun go down from atop St Nicholas of Myra at 10th Street.
![Dora and Christo](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1716/23886314820_acf06cb001_b.jpg)
With new neighbors possibly moving in, our hawks may be facing some new challenges in 2016.
![Dora and Christo](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1550/24099369681_ed10d7d259_b.jpg)
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