Tompkins Square red-tailed hawks, Christo and Amelia, continue to brood and, despite the recent cold spell, things seem to be going well for them.
We caught up with Christo late Monday when the temperature was down to 29°F with 15 MPH wind - bone-chilling for us, but no problem for him in his warm down jacket.
Christo went on the hunt for a hot meal.
After a few minutes, he nabbed a small rat, which you can see in his talons below.
After calling to Amelia to tell her he had dinner ready, he flew it over to her.
Christo carried the rat up to the nest where Amelia remained tucked deep inside.
She acknowledged the food delivery, but wasn't interested in eating.
Before the rat got cold, Christo carried it off to another tree where he quickly ate it himself. He then did a bit of kitchen clean-up and finished off some stashed food before going on another dinner run.
We hung around a while longer to see if he caught another rat, but a cloud moved in front of the sun and it was just too cold to stay, so we returned to our own warm nest.
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