“Dear PoPville,
There’s one tree on Lanier Place that’s a frequent hawk hangout. The first (above) seen here are the most frequent visitor. But once in a while…the hawk (below) shows up.
It’s hard to judge scale from a distance, but the second hawk has a big, barrel chest. His body alone looks to be maybe 18-24″ tall, and across the chest maybe roughly one foot? (more…)
Photo by Alek Krautmann
Thanks to Alek for sending from Dupont.
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Thanks to Jonah for sending this beauty from Brightwood Park.
Friends of the White Whale Society is brought to you by the team behind Last Christmas Tree in Town.
“Dear PoPville,
My son and I were working compost deep into out little garden a few weeks ago in Mt Pleasant (where a plum tree once stood) and came across this dude. We think is a brood X late nymph stage? (more…)
Thanks to Rik for sharing from New Hampshire and Monroe Street, NW: “saw an owl last night, everyone say hello”
and credit to Ben for the caption “Columbia Hoots!”
And if you missed the coyote the other day…
If you spot a hawk or any interesting wildlife and get a good photo please send in an email where you spotted it to [email protected]. Thanks! Hawks around Town is made possible by a generous grant from the Ben and Sylvia Gardner foundation.
Thanks to K.C. for sending: “Believe it or not he was just in front of Fiola Mare in Georgetown. Just eating a dead rat like is nobody’s business. :)”
If you spot a hawk or any interesting wildlife and get a good photo please send in an email where you spotted it to [email protected]. Thanks! Hawks around Town is made possible by a generous grant from the Ben and Sylvia Gardner foundation.
Thanks to Kristin for sending: “We have a hawk friend on Columbia Rd NW. This pic is from over the weekend, he likes to eat rats and then rest and digest. Happy Thursday!”
If you spot a hawk or any interesting wildlife and get a good photo please send in an email where you spotted it to [email protected]. Thanks! Hawks around Town is made possible by a generous grant from the Ben and Sylvia Gardner foundation.
Perhaps enticed by the size of these guys…
Thanks to ko for sending: “Saw this wolf or coyote roaming around capitol hear on Maryland Ave and 8th St, NE last night in front of my house” (more…)
Welp, we made it about six months without seeing a Monster Rat.
“Dear PoPville,
We see a lot of rats in DC but this is a new one. (more…)
Thanks to Eddie for sending: “This juvenile red-shouldered hawk was near the Vietnam war memorial”
If you spot a hawk or any interesting wildlife and get a good photo please send in an email where you spotted it to [email protected]. Thanks! Hawks around Town is made possible by a generous grant from the Ben and Sylvia Gardner foundation.