photo by Mr.TinMD
Over the weekend we got some reports of roosters crowing around town: (more…)
wildlife
photos by Brian Wee
Thanks to Brian for sending this great series of shots: “I caught the moment an osprey took off from a tree near the exercise stations adjacent to the Rock Creek running / hiking trail below Calvert Bridge.” (more…)
Thanks to Ron for sending: “Our squirrel was enjoying our bird seeds here in NE DC Woodridge neighborhood 😁👍🏾”
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]
Thanks to Cathy for sending from P Street near Rock Creek Parkway. Been seeing a bunch of these guys recently.
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.
Thanks to Kathie for sending a cousin from rural VA (Weems.):
“This is honey. She has red eyes and a very light golden color…almost white. It looks darker in this photo. She/he is almost 1 year old and is seen everywhere in our yard.”
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]
Thanks to Jonathan for sending from Petworth/Brightwood Park: “Stayed perched for awhile, preened its feathers, and then left”
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.
Thanks to Merrie for sending from Cleveland Park: “Safety first!”
And in other deer around town – this one getting political: (more…)
Thanks to Steven for sending these great shots: “Beaver in Rock Creek Park near Piney Branch Avenue.”
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.
Thanks to Leslie for sending these beautiful photos from “the garden at the National Cathedral!” (more…)
Ed. Note: Fear not, they pose no threat to humans. Also, they eat rats which is good. Very good, as yesterday reminded us very clearly.
Thanks to Caryn for sending:
“I spotted this snake on my run next to McPherson Square. He was trying to make his way across Eye Street so a stranger and I flagged down a cop, who called animal control, and they said to leave it alone. They’ll come out for it if it… bites someone! (more…)