Thanks to Cecilia for sending these super cool owl shots from Rock Creek Park/Mount Pleasant: (more…)
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Thanks to Frank for sending the absolute beauty above Tennessee Avenue NE, just across from Lincoln Park.
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] The queue is DEEP but all of your photos are appreciated!
Behold another beautiful bounty of white whales: (more…)
Thanks to Christopher for sending: “a pair of Pileated Woodpecker chicks right off Connecticut Ave overpass of the Klingle trail, the tree is 20 yards from the bridge with the nest and you can hear them calling their parents.”
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! Hawks around Town is made possible by a generous grant from the Ben and Sylvia Gardner foundation.
Thanks to Brecht for sending this great shot from Kalorama Park.
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] The queue is DEEP but all of your photos are appreciated!
Thanks to Maria for sending: “There’s a brood of three red tailed hawks near the west side of the DOL building, near the Veterans Plaza.” (more…)
Thanks to Andrew for sending this awesomeness:
“This week, came across a turtle mom laying eggs alongside the Cap Crescent Trail in Georgetown.”
Amazing and a first for PoPville Hawk*** coverage!!
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! Hawks around Town is made possible by a generous grant from the Ben and Sylvia Gardner foundation.
Thanks to Anne for sending:
“Officer, I’d like to report a murder in AU Park.
The hawk flew off with the body of what must have been a goldfinch. On closer examination, I think the deceased was a northern flicker.”
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! Hawks around Town is made possible by a generous grant from the Ben and Sylvia Gardner foundation.
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Thanks to Mara for sending this great shot from Dupont Circle.
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] The queue is DEEP but all of your photos are appreciated!
Thanks to Andrew for sending: “Came across a mama raccoon and her three babies in Foxhall Village this morning. The little ones decided to waddle right up to me (whether to play or just investigate, I’m not sure) which I took as my cue to give them some space and move along.” (more…)
I spotted my first Cicada yesterday in Cleveland Park but apparently it is only a “straggler”. USAToday reported in March:
“As spring approaches, many Americans may be expecting the return of loud, swarming cicadas, but experts say there’s little to worry about this year. No major 13‑ or 17‑year cicada broods are set to emerge nationwide, though a small number of insects emerging in off years, known as stragglers, may still be buzzing about.” (more…)