![Christo watches Dora eat](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4446/26423567539_e955b2a295_b.jpg)
Christo is on the left and Dora is on the right.
![Christo and Dora](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4515/38200670981_6f2c430a21_b.jpg)
After Dora was done eating, Christo flew to the branch where the leftovers were, but didn't seem interested in finishing them off. Instead, he broke a branch out of the tree and flew it towards the Gingko over on the east side of the park, where they appear to be building a new nest.
![Christo](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4447/38200674791_9ee1f01e2a_b.jpg)
Meanwhile, Dora settled in to digest her lunch.
![Dora](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4526/38200682851_ba807d09cd_b.jpg)
She didn't mind the drizzle.
![Dora in the drizzle](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4525/38200680191_db544713b8_b.jpg)
About an hour later, Christo reappeared near the 7th Street entrance and seemed to be keeping his sights on the territory south of the park.
![Christo](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4490/38200685161_db9173b648_b.jpg)
He has good reason to be keeping vigil. On Saturday, I saw Dora flying down Avenue A, then up to the top of one of the Village View buildings near 6th Street.
As she landed, Christo and an immature red-tail fought in the air high over the Avenue. In the photos below, Christo is the lower hawk.
They tussled for a few minutes before flying back to the park. A fellow hawk-watcher said all three red-tails landed in the tree on the central lawn.
It's the time of year for raptor migration, so keep your eyes peeled for hawk drama in the skies.
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