Thanks to Payton for sending this super cool “Fox outside Audi Field, for the most part darting between the rain gardens.”

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Thanks to Nebyu for sending this cool Cooper Hawk from Falls Church.

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 Wikipedia: (more…)


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 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 Alex for sending this phenomenal shot from Petworth: “He actually got two rats!!”

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:

“This is probably the most common hawk in North America. (more…)


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