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    kevipants!: What a pretty bird! Too bad the beauty has been marred by getting jerk sauce all over its claws. Also, Cajun Boy, please note that the geese that took... more »
    Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!: It's all fun and games 'til one swoops down and flies off with an anorexic hipster (redundant?). more »
    Carol Gardens: I took some pix of a kestrel on my fire escape back when I lived in the EV. It was amazing. Then it took off over the housing projects...I suppose the... more »
    BaconCat: That looks like a juvenile to me. his feathers are not fully filled in. So like all juveniles, he acted like an asshole in an east village restaurant.... more »
    hollygirl: I think that's a peregrine falcon. they eat rats and I think tried to eat a Yorkie in CP recently. more »
    restless: Nature versus Nuture. Nature always wins. more »
    skahammer: Beats fauxhawks. more »
    Foster Kamer: Important question: are you missing a "FINAL SOLUTION" tag? more »
    VoxPopuli: I do admire the guy's presence of mind to get a clear picture of the hawk. I will say though that the chicken looks way more than barbecue than jerk ... more »
    VoxPopuli: Birds look out for each other - you eat poor Foghorn Leghorn, the Hawk will get you. more »
    Smitros: We've screwed with birds of prey enough. Getting bounced, sure--he was unruly. But capital punishment would be excessive. more »
    Trixie from Toronto: The Sarah McLachlan bit was inspired. "I will remember you ....." more »
    watertiger: Krauthammer was too busy getting Dan Froomkin fired to get his own lunch. more »
    BookishLookish: For handling birds of prey, you really only need one thing: a good pair of gloves. D.Billy should have put the hawk on his shoulder and just shared th... more »
    CaptainFantastic: This doesn't happen at vegan and/or vegetarian restaurants. Regards, PETA more »
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    Marauding Hawks Terrorizing East Village Diners

    Today a blogger decided to have jerk chicken and mac-n-cheese for lunch at an East Village restaurant. He went inside, grabbed a seat, and seconds after his food was served, a hawk swooped in and landed on his plate. More »