Amelia:
![Amelia](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7869/32163428527_231baa9c7f_b.jpg)
Christo:
![Christo](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7811/47053378332_7ef500b146_b.jpg)
In the meantime, the hawks are making progress on their nest.
![Nest progress](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7802/40140802133_e60809da4b_b.jpg)
On Sunday, I caught Amelia chowing down on a pigeon. She's an impressively large hawk, but with a full crop, she appears even bigger.
![Amelia chowing down on pigeon steak](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7808/47053173252_5cfed8cde4_b.jpg)
As she ate, Christo snuck up behind her.
![Christo flying towards Amelia](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7893/47053174242_95f5efcd67_b.jpg)
Amelia scarfed down the last bit of food just as he arrived.
![Christo sneaks up behind Amelia](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7830/47053175712_6358a7be64_b.jpg)
![Christo sneaks up behind Amelia](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7871/47053176592_8741aacd39_b.jpg)
![Christo and Amelia](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7863/47053177422_512842972a_b.jpg)
Dinner was gone, but no worries as Christo went off to hunt for himself by lamp light. We've seen him do this numerous times - using the park lights to hunt for rats as they come out at dusk.
![Christo hunting by lamp light](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7803/46381919854_b2a1a0e30d_b.jpg)
On Tuesday, the hawks were plagued by an intruding immature red-tail, so Christo took after it, screaming.
![Angry Christo chasing out an intruder](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7910/46382033134_ee08be76f6_b.jpg)
As nesting season progresses, the hawks will be less tolerant of other hawks in their territory, and will chase them out of the area. Today, I saw both Christo and Amelia knock a curious squirrel out of their nest, so no visitors are allowed.
![Amelia and Christo](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7874/47053172892_c1935fb691_b.jpg)
Below is a video of Amelia and Christo keeping watch over the park from one of their favorite perches on Avenue A.
All seems well in East Village hawkland, and I look forward to seeing more activity from this pair.
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