Thanks to Alli for sending this double dose from across from Air & Space.
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Thanks to Caroline for sharing this great shot from the Mall over the weekend.
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]
“Dear PoPville,
Found a baby rat snake looking to play with my cats. What are you supposed to do after catching a snake? I know it is not poisonous but does like to lunge whenever i get close?” (more…)
But thank you for your service. And thanks to Jason for sending: “Vulture lunch break in the southbound 16th st bus lane in Mt. Pleasant”
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 Connor for sending from Dumbarton Oaks in Georgetown.
Remember June is the official start of Black Rat Snake season.
Fear not, they pose no threat to humans. Also, they eat rats which is good.
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 Brody for sending from Michigan Park.
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 Corinna for sharing this black crowned night heron in Columbia Heights:
“walking home in Columbia Heights around 8 on Saturday to find a black crowned night heron just sitting right off the plaza on Kenyon. (more…)
photo by Kevin R Kosar
Thanks to Kevin for sharing his monster catch on Saturday.
Ed. Note: The PoPville Monster Catfish Record is 35 pounds recorded in 2019.
Incidentally Joyce asks: “I want to get back into fishing this summer in DC. Where can I get a fishing license? [You can get a fishing license from DOEE.] And what fishing spots do your readers recommend?“
Thanks to Amy for sending: “Vulture(?) in Van Ness” (more…)
Thanks to Bashon for sending (above) this hawk keeping watch in in Penn Branch.
And thanks to Leslie for sending “more snake sightings at Tregaron frog pond than usual this year!” (more…)