![Molting Christo](https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8898/28265924340_a851165696_b.jpg)
The day was so hot, even a hawk has to drink water. Christo couldn't resist the tempting lure of the cool running stream at the General Slocum memorial fountain.
![Christo at the General Slocum memorial](https://c7.staticflickr.com/9/8079/28266517190_ac6eab4260_b.jpg)
![Christo at the General Slocum memorial](https://c8.staticflickr.com/8/7622/27935108943_02c6d3478a_b.jpg)
![Christo drinks from the General Slocum memorial](https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7624/27933585984_807010f022_b.jpg)
I've never seen a hawk drink from this fountain, so I was pretty excited to see this.
![Christo at the General Slocum memorial](https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7566/28444268712_924da5e392_b.jpg)
After getting his fill, Christo took off
![Christo swooping through the park](https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8876/27933690304_a83021be3f_b.jpg)
About a minute later, one of the fledglings appeared on the roof of the park offices.
![Fledgling hawk in Tompkins Square](https://c7.staticflickr.com/9/8061/28518754086_e7c8805e80_b.jpg)
It, too, needed to quench its thirst, so it dove down to a puddle at the foot of the fountain.
![Fledgling hawk drinking at a puddle](https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8765/28444846572_833d619787_b.jpg)
But why settle for puddle water when there's fresh water to be had?
![Fledgling hawk at the General Slocum memorial](https://c3.staticflickr.com/9/8689/28518785146_45d8ae4858_b.jpg)
Did Christo show the fledgling to drink from the water fountain? Did the kid learn by watching someone else do it first? Or maybe the young hawk has done this before and I just haven't seen it. Regardless, seeing two different hawks do this back to back was a thrill.
![Fledgling hawk at the General Slocum memorial](https://c3.staticflickr.com/8/7590/28267167690_335c4e3c48_b.jpg)
![Fledgling hawk at the General Slocum memorial](https://c8.staticflickr.com/8/7570/28551303775_2485a2d6b6_b.jpg)
![Fledgling hawk in Tompkins Square](https://c6.staticflickr.com/8/7547/28473345701_1a57c82a86_b.jpg)
Taking after its dad, the fledgling flew right at my head. It's always unnerving, but I love it.
![Fledgling hawk coming for me](https://c3.staticflickr.com/9/8848/28444920802_6debed70b0_b.jpg)
More summer hawk water park fun to come...
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