Hawks around Town

Thanks to Caroline for sending the awesome closeup above: “Cooper’s Hawk on the look out for a bite to eat at Montrose Park!”

And thanks to Kerrie for sending with the sweet background: (more…)

Thanks to Séamus for sending from the Georgetown waterfront: (more…)

Thanks to Mitch for sending the turkey vulture above from 16th Street, NW.

And thanks to Mark for sending this great shot from outside the Apple Store in Mount Vernon Square: (more…)

Thanks to Patricia for sending above from her Capitol Hill backyard. And thanks to Jane for sending below from AU Park: (more…)

Thanks to Kim for sending above from 11th and L Street, NW.

And thanks to Luv for sending the great shot below from her front yard in Temple Hills: (more…)

Thanks to Andy for sending: “This unit has been shredding pigeons and rats in Shaw for the last few weeks. (more…)

Thanks to Zander for sending:

“This guy was in Brentwood this week–he dove at a white whale. I’m happy to report the squirrel survived! (Not because I want the hawk to starve, I just love watching the white whale run around the alley.)”

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 Emilee for sending “this big guy chilling in the rain in Franklin Park.” (more…)

Thanks to Elisabeth for sending from Columbia Heights: “Sadly (?) it dropped the huge dead rat it was carrying before I could take the picture.”

And thanks to Tim for sending from Bloomingdale: (more…)

Thanks to Morgan for sending: “Spotted at 18th and R NW, a block from DuPont circle. I watched the hawk dive-bomb and kill a pigeon on the sidewalk (unfortunately missed that photo). (more…)