wildlife

Well this is wild. Ryan captured this shot in Arlington:

“Always nice when a friend drops by for breakfast!”

If you spot a hawk or any interesting wildlife around town, lunching or otherwise, and get a good photo please send in an email where you spotted it to [email protected] and I’ll add it to the queue. Hawks around Town is made possible by a generous grant from the Ben and Sylvia Gardner foundation.

20th and S Street, NW

Wild! Thanks to Elizabeth for sending:

“Saturday morning near Glens Garden market–hundreds of thousands of bees moving their hive, from this bush to this tree, stopping pedestrians and traffic. A passerby was a former beekeeper and called a DC Beekeepers Alliance, and he said they are resting in the tree in an enormous mass while scout bees keep searching for the next hive location. They rested precariously in an enormous clump in the tree. Apparently they are European Honey Bees.

Hours later a crowd has gathered and watched the bee keepers rescue the bees–the hive was about 8lbs of bees. Of course it happened as the Correspondents dinner was starting so the street was crazy.

The DC Beekeepers Alliance is on the scene saving the bees. [Ed. Note: If you see a swarm please call or text (202) 255-4318 or email [email protected]] They are taking the bees to an apiary on Capitol Hill (more…)

Thanks to Lynn Hoverman for sending these great shots.

If you spot a hawk or any interesting wildlife around town, lunching or otherwise, and get a good photo please send in an email where you spotted it to [email protected] and I’ll add it to the queue. Hawks around Town is made possible by a generous grant from the Ben and Sylvia Gardner foundation.

Thanks to Garrett for sending:

“Beaver spotting on Friday from the Rock Creek Path in Rock Creek around Georgetown.”

Ed. Note: Or is it a woodchuck or groundhog? Is there a zoologist in the house?!?

If you spot a hawk or any interesting wildlife around town, lunching or otherwise, and get a good photo please send in an email where you spotted it to [email protected] and I’ll add it to the queue. Hawks around Town is made possible by a generous grant from the Ben and Sylvia Gardner foundation.

“Dear PoPville,

Someone recently put up a very tacky substance (glue?) along the top of a shared backyard fence to essentially make it a giant glue trap for birds and small animals. This glue trap has claimed its first victim this morning, a small white-breasted nuthatch. We rescued the injured bird and contacted City Wildlife, which now has the bird in its care. It seems nothing can be done to force the tenant to remove the glue. The condo association said this is not illegal or against the condo rules, and Animal Control said there needs to be an intent to harm in order to charge the tenant with animal cruelty or force them to take down the glue. Obviously, more birds and small animals will get trapped in this tacky substance and suffer painful injuries and a horrible death. I am completely distraught about this and feel helpless. This is on Hawthorne Court NE.”