
Oof. Thanks to Stephen for sending from Sherman Ave.
Have others been noticing big groups of the lantern flies like this? I did back in September but haven’t since then.
Anyone know if they will die off in a freeze/frost like mosquitos?

Oof. Thanks to Stephen for sending from Sherman Ave.
Have others been noticing big groups of the lantern flies like this? I did back in September but haven’t since then.
Anyone know if they will die off in a freeze/frost like mosquitos?

Thanks to Kate for sending from “Whitehaven Parkway trail. Half of it is in a hole so you can’t even see how long it really is!”
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 Dean for sending this great shot from Capitol Hill.
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]
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 Brendan (credit to his wife) for sending this awesome white skunk spotted in Georgetown.
To the video! (more…)

photo by val proudkii
Thanks to val proudkii for sharing these fantastic photos:
“The Fox of the Memorial-“The Watcher”
As the first golden rays of sunrise touched the marble columns of the Lincoln Memorial, a quiet stillness hung in the cool morning air. (more…)

Thanks to Patrick for sending “Nature doing its job at College Park metro.”
On Tuesday we saw (more…)

Thanks to Ashley for sending the above Praying “Mantis eating spotted lantern fly” in Noma/Union Market.
Awesome.
Last week we saw a barn orb spider going to work on a Lanern Fly in NE.

Thanks to Elnaz for sending: “I believe this hawk has been helping clean up the rats on DC! (more…)

Thanks to Priyanka for sending from the Carnegie library.
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]
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 M for sending from: “Old City”, east of NoMa and south of Gallaudet. Believe it’s a barn orb spider putting in work. Discovered this short struggle in my backyard. Glad someone has taken the initiative to solve our lantern fly problem.” (more…)