![Dora in the snow](https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/329/31798445360_70ba76988c_b.jpg)
I was surprised to see her sitting so quietly near the chess tables. She didn't mind the snow at all, as you can see in this video.
Later, I found Christo chilling on a low branch.
![Christo wearing snow goggles](https://c3.staticflickr.com/1/554/32025369642_da4b8eea46_b.jpg)
I found it really calming to watch him.
Just as I was being lulled into relaxation watching Christo and falling snowflakes, he suddenly sprang into action and pounced on a small rat. I wasn't prepared and missed the shot, but he caught it right in the open doorway of the boys' restroom. Here he is with the rat two seconds later.
![Christo catches a rat in the snow](https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/744/32025187712_3ba6042f60_b.jpg)
And it took him less than two minutes to eat it.
Afterwards, he went to clean his beak on a branch and ended up with a face full of snow. Poor guy!
![Christo wearing snow goggles](https://c5.staticflickr.com/1/565/32025357372_581da6b082_b.jpg)
With no way to clean the snow off his face, Christo just sat there looking through his snow goggles.
On that same afternoon, I went for a walk around the neighborhood and just happened upon two juvenile red-tails sharing a meal. I've never seen this before. They were in a tree, on top of a squirrel nest. It appeared that one ate first and then the second one took over. As I was kind of far away and the snow was blowing, I couldn't see what they were eating.
![Two juvenile red-tails share a meal in snow](https://c6.staticflickr.com/1/327/31427644293_2af96b5b20_b.jpg)
These two could be siblings or migration companions. They seemed pretty at ease with each other and I've since seen them flying around together.
![Two juvenile red-tails in snow](https://c7.staticflickr.com/1/578/31396691774_e2718d6a40_b.jpg)
Note the dark-tipped and raggedy tail on this one. It also has heavily speckled legs. The other hawk has a wide white chest and faint brown markings on its legs.
![Juvenile red-tail in snow](https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/668/31396703144_7017d22c84_b.jpg)
All in all, it turned out to be an unexpectedly successful hawk-watching afternoon.
See more snowy hawk photos here.
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