These ducks seriously love Peet’s.
1101 17th Street, NW
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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.”
Photo by Petworthian
Been a while since we had an awesome hawk falcon sighting. The destruction is epic. Video from Saturday is not for the squeamish:
There's a beautiful hawk having brunch in front of the Columbia Heights Giant. @PoPville pic.twitter.com/n5jU2uCvv6
— Andrés Almeida (@andresdavid) March 12, 2016
Photo by Andrés Almeida
courtesy @StateDeptOES
From a press release:
“The event [Wildlife Spotlight @State] will conclude with – a first for the State Department – projected images of wildlife, including many threatened species, on the Harry S. Truman building’s C Street façade. The visual event is in partnership with Discovery Communications, Vulcan Productions, and the documentary film Racing Extinction. The goal is to raise awareness of, and spur action on the global threat of wildlife trafficking. Members of the public are able to view the projection show starting at 6:20 p.m. at 22nd Street [between C Street and Constitution] in front of the State Department.”
“Dear PoPville,
We live in Shaw and take care of an indoor/outdoor cat. We found this plump old possum occupying the cathouse when I went to wake up my cat this morning. He looked pretty comfortable and didn’t give up the warm new digs very easily. Animal Control suggested we scare him off with loud music. It just seemed lull him back to sleep though. I guess city possums don’t mind loud 90’s hip-hop at 7am?”
hahaha awesome. Of note: I didn’t know cathouses were a real thing. Two, these thing terrify me. I’m heading to the Tiki Bar stat!!