Hawks around Town

Thanks to Bridget for sending the great shot above.

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.

Many, many more hawks* below: (more…)

Thanks to Emily for sending these awesome shots from her backyard in Chevy Chase, DC.

Close up: (more…)

Thanks to Kelley for sending: “Feeling very lucky to get to watch this guy have an early Christmas feast while teleworking. On I and 2nd NE!

Looks like just a little guys! He could be immature? Would love to know what sorta hawk if the community knows! :)”

Cooper’s or Red Tailed? Sounds like a Cooper’s from Bird Fact:

“One of the most obvious differences between the cooper’s hawk and the red-tailed hawk is their size. (more…)

Thanks to Ralston for sending this fantastic shot from Dupont Circle. (more…)

Thanks to Sebastien for sending these super cool shots from Pleasant Plains: (more…)

Thanks to Michael for sending: “This Beauty was spotted on our alley’s fence in Adams Morgan, having a tasty pigeon lunch. A lot of feathers to clean up…” (more…)

Thanks to W. for sending: “Managed to get this shot just outside my building near the Klingle Valley trail last night before the subject flew away.”

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.

From All About Birds:

The Barred Owl’s hooting call, “Who cooks for you? Who cooks for you-all?” is a classic sound of old forests and treed swamps. (more…)

Thanks to Diane for sending: “This eagle was spotted early this year on the campus of the old Walter Reed Hospital grounds. It was amazing.”

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.

From the Smithsonian’s National Zoo page on Bald Eagles: (more…)