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Friends of the White Whale Society Presents

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to Jeramiah for sending our first sighting of a cousin from Hancock Park in SW.

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.

Today* in Hawks*** around Town – Buck in the cemetery!

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to I. for sending: “Rock Creek Church Cemetery under the Beaver Moon. Never seen a deer here. I was more spooked than him.”

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.

Friends of the White Whale Society Presents – The leap

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to Kate for sending this great leap. So graceful!!

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.

And in Spectacular Landings – Bald Eagle with Free DC backdrop!! (also an important PSA)

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to s vp for sending this magnificent photo from Columbia Heights Saturday morning:

“I saw the most gorgeous bald eagle early this morning. The reason it caught my attention is because i heard some very loud crows cawing and when I opened my window i I saw that the eagle had gotten one of the (many) dead alley rats.

While it might seem like a small thing, this is a reminder of how toxic rodenticides don’t just kill rodents — they ripple through the entire food chain. (more…)

Today* in Hawks*** around Town – Putting the wild in wildlife…

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to John for sending:

“This hawk was very undisturbed by me walking feet away from him and his lunch on Caroline Street.”

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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