Thanks to Nicky for sending: “I believe this is an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail-Papilio glaucus. This beauty is enjoying the zinnias in my Logan Circle garden.”

And thanks to James for sending some sweet slo-mo video of “this monarch meandering along the 1700 block of T St, NW”: (more…)


Thanks to Meg for sending from “Stadium armory, 18th and Independence SE!”

Ed. Note: Back in May a river otter was spotted in the Tidal Basin. So maybe just taking a tour around town?

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 Joe for sending:

“The Washington Monument just re-opened and we went up on Sunday morning. Look what we saw up there – a praying mantis 500 feet in the air. How’d it get up there? No clue but the ranger thinks it might have been carried up there by a hawk that they sometimes see up there.”

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.



3950 37th Street, NW at Rodman

Long time coming but finally getting there.

“The Hearst Park & Pool includes design and construction of two brand new tennis courts with a practice wall, the renovation of the existing soccer field, a new pool and pool house, remediation of site drainage, runoff and erosion issues. The Project will also include landscaping, fencing, site furnishings, amenities, signage, and pathways.”

And thanks to Jenny for sending a couple of visitors to the soccer field: (more…)


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