“Dear PoPville,
There are 10 ducklings with their mother walking west on K Street between 19th and 20th. Sighting occurred about 5 minutes ago. Put the alert out for duckling crossing escorts please!!!”
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Thanks to a reader for sending yesterday afternoon:
“A rare moment of cuteness near L’Enfant Plaza on 7th in front of Pizza Autentica.”
Keep your eyes peeled for street crossing escorts and email [email protected] when you do please!
I was just admiring the woods from the Melvin Hazen Trail and then I noticed this and ran faster than that time I was surrounded by ne’er-do-wells at 2:30am…
These ducks seriously love Peet’s.
1101 17th Street, NW
Photo by PoPville flickr user angela n.
Saw some folks on Facebook and twitter mentioning some loud bird squawks very early this morning. Anyone else hear more than usual springtime squawks? One reader asks:
“There seems to be a tropical bird squawking outside my window or in the area. I live in Brookland two blocks from the metro by Dance Place. I’m guessing someone lost their pet bird? It has been making non stop noise since 1:45am. Can not spot it, but can defiantly hear it.”
What do you think pet bird, or just regular birds. Though 1:45am does seem usually early? Do we have an ornithologist in the house?!?
From MPD:
“Meet Freedom and Justice the pair of bald eagles who have taken over the Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Academy in Southeast, DC. This week MPD launched a live streaming of the Bald Eagle Nest Cam after the pair of eagles laid two eggs last month.
Freedom and Justice have nested there for eleven years, one hundred ten feet up an oak tree. On Thursday, February 18, 2016, Freedom laid her first egg at 4:30 pm. A second egg followed at 8:10 am on Saturday, February 20, 2016. The eaglets are expected to hatch between March 23 and 28.
Freedom, the female, has primary responsibility for incubating her eggs and caring for the young chicks, once they hatch. Justice, the male, has the crucial job of catching fish and bringing them for his mate and hatchlings. (more…)
Thanks to Reana for sending Sunday:
“Whiskey, tango, fox trot. We caught him mid rodent snack!”
From DOEE:
“Since mid-February, hundreds of thousands of viewers have tuned into the DC Eagle Cam to watch “Mr. President” and “The First Lady,” the two bald eagles who returned to the U.S. National Arboretum last year to breed for the first time in nearly 70 years. The pair has been incubating two new eggs since earlier this year and at approximately 10:00pm on March 16, American Eagle Foundation camera operators confirmed that the “pipping” process has begun. Once a full break in the egg has been made, it can take anywhere from 12-48 hours for the eaglet to fully emerge from its shell. Just after 8:00am this morning, the first eaglet emerged completely from its shell. (more…)
I would say 50% of the time I pass this log there is a turtle trying to soak in the sun. It is the best.
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.”
