Friends of the White Whale Society is brought to you by the team behind Hawks*** around Town. You can email your sightings to [email protected]

Thanks to Craig for sending: “I saw not one, but TWO albino squirrels on the mall” Read More

Thanks to Ray for sending from Dupont: “Never seen this approach before”

Or are we missing something here?

photo by Mark

Thanks to Alison for sending: “Peregrine falcon resting above the rain garden in between north and east buildings at EPA in federal triangle. Everyone was very excited.”

***If you spot a hawk, any interesting wildlife or celebrity skateboarder Tony Hawk, and get a good photo please send in an email where you spotted them to [email protected].

Thanks to Ashleigh for sending last nigh: Read More

Thanks to Elizabeth for sharing from Tenleytown.

***If you spot a hawk, any interesting wildlife or celebrity skateboarder Tony Hawk, and get a good photo please send in an email where you spotted them to [email protected].

“Dear PoPville,

During the blazing summer heat we didn’t use our balcony and we put a tarp over the outdoor chairs. Well some enterprising pigeon found a way underneath and built their own pigeon coop, apparently giving birth to new members of the family. Read More

photos by Brian Wee

Thanks to Brian for sending: “Attached are three photos showing the sequence of three Cooper’s hawks lining up for a flyby photographed Wednesday 2023-09-13 at the US National Arboretum. The photos capture a one second duration of a complex 15-plus minute long choreography of harassment between the hawks and a murder of more than 10 crows.” Read More

via Urban Forestry in DC

“Dear PoPville,

I saw my first spotted lanternfly this week on Capitol Hill. A reminder to folks to squish them if you find them and to look out for their egg masses, which typically appear in September. Also, if you’ve got tree-of-heaven in your yard, Read More

Thanks to Lauren for sending from Navy Yard: “The newest almost white squirrel society member.”

Friends of the White Whale Society is brought to you by the team behind Hawks*** around Town. You can email your sightings to [email protected]

Thanks to Corianne for sending from Bloomingdale: “It was in hot pursuit of an English House Sparrow who managed to evade becoming the hawks dinner.” Read More