Photo by Emily Gee
Thanks to Emily for sending: “Um, almost stepped on this LIVE crawdad on the mean streets of Woodley Park. Hot n Juicy Crawfish, come get your guy, he’s lost”
Ed. Note: Believe it or not, this is not the first street crawfish we’ve encountered.
If you spot a hawk or any interesting wildlife and get a good photo please send in an email where you spotted it to [email protected]. Thanks! Hawks around Town is made possible by a generous grant from the Ben and Sylvia Gardner foundation.
Thanks to Curry for sending from Bloomingdale: Read More
Photo by Katrina MacLeod
On Friday I noted that It is not uncommon to spot rat snakes in June. Indeed, indeed: Read More
While May is the traditional start of snakes falling out of trees season, it is not uncommon to spot rat snakes in June. Fear not, they pose no threat to humans. Also, they eat rats which is good.
Nathalie writes: “should I be concerned about snakes in dc on playgrounds?” Read More
Thanks to Molly for sending: “The photo is terrible, but my friend and I saw this really cool crow near 10th and Florida. Its not sunlight on the wings, It had black and white feathers! Almost like a Magpie, but I didn’t think Magpies lived around here?”
If you spot a hawk or any interesting wildlife and get a good photo please send in an email where you spotted it to [email protected]. Thanks! Hawks around Town is made possible by a generous grant from the Ben and Sylvia Gardner foundation.
Thanks to NK for sending us off into the weekend perfectly with this hawk around town. Gonna be quite different from last year I imagine. Have fun and be safe!
If you spot a hawk or any interesting wildlife and get a good photo please send in an email where you spotted it to [email protected]. Thanks! Hawks around Town is made possible by a generous grant from the Ben and Sylvia Gardner foundation.
Thanks to Ted for sending “We’d spotted this barred owl pair’s roost near Meadowbrook Park a few weeks ago and had been watching them come and go and call to each other in the late afternoon/evening. Last weekend when one adult left the nest a new face appeared: the fledgling! Sorry for the zoomed in phone pics, an adult was perched watching us in the next tree over and I didn’t dare get any closer.”
If you spot a hawk or any interesting wildlife and get a good photo please send in an email where you spotted it to [email protected]. Thanks! Hawks around Town is made possible by a generous grant from the Ben and Sylvia Gardner foundation.
From the National Mall NPS:
“A North American river otter is a rare sight around the National Mall. Once eliminated from the area, the species is on the road to recovery. Though they are cute & playful, you otter remember that they are wild animals & never get too close.” Read More
Thanks to Jessica for sending a nice shot of Gladys, above, who’s really been getting around Columbia Heights lately.
And thanks to Cornelius for sending Read More
Photo by Michele Banks
Thanks to Michele for sending this “Big ass hawk at Rose Park in Georgetown.”
If you spot a hawk or any interesting wildlife and get a good photo please send in an email where you spotted it to [email protected]. Thanks! Hawks around Town is made possible by a generous grant from the Ben and Sylvia Gardner foundation.
