Just as the sun was setting, I happened to spot the hawk high in a tree. I believe it is the larger of the two who performed the earlier sky dance, but I didn't see the second hawk to make a comparison.
![Immature red-tail](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48714309671_14498999d0_b.jpg)
![Immature red-tail](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48714308911_5f9526e268_b.jpg)
![Immature red-tail](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48714475367_62fd3e958c_b.jpg)
After the sun slipped behind buildings, the hawk flew to a pile of bark chips.
![Immature red-tail](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48714374896_83e83e8883_b.jpg)
It ignored all the people in the area, and I thought it might be looking for rats.
![Immature red-tail](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48714294393_5e7cd5c9de_b.jpg)
![Immature red-tail](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48714043468_c096bae19a_b.jpg)
![Attacking the mulch pile](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48714296218_cbbb7e1db2_b.jpg)
![Attacking the mulch pile](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48714295768_383cc4e213_b.jpg)
Instead, the hawk pounced on a chunk of wood and proceeded to play with it.
![Red-tail playing with a bark chip](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48714790472_48449fc532_b.jpg)
We've seen this many times before with young fledglings learning to catch prey.
![Red-tail playing with a bark chip](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48714622921_2cc276a4c9_b.jpg)
![Red-tail playing with a bark chip](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48714292243_d15ac10420_b.jpg)
![Red-tail playing with a bark chip](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48714621801_c0f0888885_b.jpg)
After about 20 minutes of rousing stick play, the hawk settled down on an antenna with One World Trade in the background.
![Red-tail and 1 World Trade](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48714826122_d157d4b280_b.jpg)
Dedicated to my father.
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