Thanks to Kendra for sending:

“Spotted in NW DC, a juvenile Cooper’s hawk! Notice my cat in the bottom right, they were both hunting each other for a solid minute. Was pretty intimidating!

Caption contest?”

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 Jenn for sending: “I was working in my plot at the Newark Street Community Garden when this beautiful red tailed hawk landed on my gate post and stayed for about ten minutes, calmly surveying the area and totally unbothered my my presence. Sharing photos I got of this majestic raptor, including one with a mockingbird for scale!” (more…)



photo by Brian Wee

Thanks to Brian for sending this awesome shot: “I managed to grab a shot of one of the arboretum’s pair of bald eagles (Mr. President and Lotus) in the act of hauling back home improvement materials (a branch with dead leaves) for upgrading their nest in preparation for breeding season!”

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.


This is also the title of my upcoming podcast and if I ever form a John Denver cover band we shall be known simply as Chicken Visits @ The Gate.

God I love this chicken (and family.)

Also, please enjoy this “red-tailed hawk riding an updraft at Rock Creek Park”: (more…)


Thanks to Dan and Natalie for sending from Eastern Market:

“discovered this beautiful bird peering into our bathroom window this morning over at 10th and South Carolina Ave SE. He came to remind us to take down our Halloween decorations!”

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.


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