Below, Dora is on the left and the juvenile is on the right.
![Hawk fight](https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/107/30745980424_3f2c109b61_b.jpg)
This was a particularly small juvenile, so it may have been a male. Note their size difference.
![Hawk fight](https://c5.staticflickr.com/1/397/30745967804_ed9b1ac68d_b.jpg)
Dora crept up from behind...
![Hawk fight](https://c8.staticflickr.com/1/185/30777600943_0d9e7d18de_b.jpg)
The young hawk took evasive action.
![Hawk fight](https://c4.staticflickr.com/1/664/31471401331_21d1261c82_b.jpg)
Dora came at the intruder from below. I saw her pull this vertical move just over a year ago when she went after an intruding Peregrine falcon.
![Hawk fight](https://c5.staticflickr.com/6/5583/30745986564_c60b35692f_b.jpg)
Dora gets the upper hand...
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The juvenile did not back down easily.
![Hawk fight](https://c3.staticflickr.com/1/212/31549863746_5c43579dec_b.jpg)
Finally, the stubborn invader took off to the east and Dora went south.
![Hawk fight](https://c7.staticflickr.com/1/87/31549898646_aac4e3b55e_b.jpg)
During this time, Christo retreated to the park. He seems to be responsible for holding down the fort while Dora goes to combat in the air.
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