wildlife

Thanks to Caleb for sending:

“Besides our deck being covered in fur & blood, I do appreciate the hawks helping out with the rodent issue.”

If you spot a hawk or any other bird of prey 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.

Photo by Lynn Hoverman

Lynn writes: “Two hawks circle over Connecticut Ave while the eagles of Taft Bridge keep an eye on them.”

and Ryan sends the shot below from Columbia Heights: “This guy exploded a pigeon in our backyard for lunch and left us the remainder… how thoughtful.”

If you spot a hawk or any other bird of prey around town, lunching or otherwise, please send a photo and 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 John for sending: “Red-tailed hawk circling very close to the ground on Cathedral/Connecticut Aves NW.”

If you spot a hawk or any other bird of prey around town, lunching or otherwise, please send a photo and 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.

This guy/gal gets photographed more than the Kardashians – Keep ’em coming!

Thanks to Stacey for sending this shot:

“The hawk is back on the roof of my building on Columbia between 14th and 15th.”

If you spot a hawk or any other bird of prey around town, lunching or otherwise, please send a photo and 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.

Mindy sends the great shot above:

“A hawk near Upper Senate Park. A squirrel was taunting it. Unsuccessful in catching squirrel 2x.”

and more scavenger than bird of prey but Christina sends the shot below of a couple of Turkey Vultures chilling at 14th and S St, NW:

If you spot a hawk or any other bird of prey around town, lunching or otherwise, please send a photo and 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.

Dana writes:

“Spotted this hawk on a neighbor’s fence on my walk to the metro.”

If you spot a hawk or any other bird of prey around town, lunching or otherwise, please send a photo and 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.

Photos by Hillary Alvare

UPDATE From the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service:

“As a side note, this falcon was seen before in DC last year. She in fact is not a pure peregrine falcon. She is a hybrid cross and most likely a lost falconry bird.”

Thanks to Hillary from POLITICO for sending these shots from last week “we watched this falcon tear apart a pigeon on our patio furniture for 30 minutes.”

If you spot a hawk or any other bird of prey around town, lunching or otherwise, please send a photo and 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.

With word of the peak Cherry Blossom blooms coming early this year, so to comes our annual reminder from the DC Beekeepers:

“Spring is here and honeybees sometimes go searching for new homes. They (and we) could really use your help. If you see a swarm of bees, please call or text (202) 255-4318 or email [email protected] and and a team of DC beekeepers will spring into action to give house-searching honeybees the home they are looking for! Insecticides will not take care of your situation, but we can.”