Hawks around Town

Thanks to Amy for sending: “My 11-year old son Joseph is an avid birder and spotted this Cooper’s hawk eating a squirrel in Crestwood.”

Photo by Ashanti Washington

And thanks to Ashanti for sharing with us yesterday: “Bald eagle spotted in Columbia Heights!”

I know some folks can be a bit squeamish about “the spoils” so I’ve blurred it out above but for those who want to see the original photo: (more…)

Thanks to Andrew for sending:

“Saturday afternoon, this hawk swooped through Sixteenth Street Heights from Rock Creek Park. The black squirrel holding on for dear life on the telephone pole was none too pleased, but managed to survive.” (more…)

Thanks to Saima for sending: “This fella (possibly a red-tailed hawk) landed on my balcony while I was working from home. I live in Arlington at Pentagon Row.”

If you spot a hawk or any interesting wildlife around town, lunching or otherwise, and get a good photo please send in an email where you spotted it to [email protected] and I’ll add it to the queue. Hawks around Town is made possible by a generous grant from the Ben and Sylvia Gardner foundation.

4th and Rhode Island Ave, NE

Thanks to Melissa for sending from Edgewood over the weekend.

Explains the urgency of the vote on the Little Brown Bat Official State Mammal Designation Act of 2019 a bit more.

Update: Or possibly Chimney Swifts?

If you spot a hawk or any interesting wildlife around town, lunching or otherwise, and get a good photo please send in an email where you spotted it to [email protected] and I’ll add it to the queue. Hawks around Town is made possible by a generous grant from the Ben and Sylvia Gardner foundation.

Thanks to Fiona for sending this morning “this morning at New Hampshire Ave and Park Road, NW. Bald eagle came and picked up a dead rat and flew away!”

Neal sends (maybe the same one?): (more…)

Thanks to Andrew for sending from Wesley Heights: “10 pointer! His drinking buddy had already moved down the alley.”

If you spot a hawk or any interesting wildlife around town, lunching or otherwise, and get a good photo please send in an email where you spotted it to [email protected] and I’ll add it to the queue. Hawks around Town is made possible by a generous grant from the Ben and Sylvia Gardner foundation.

So many awesome hawks I’ve been meaning to share: (more…)

Thanks to Dean for sharing this great capture above. And thanks to Eddie for sharing “this Nessus Sphinx Moth (Amphion floridensis) at the National Cathedral.” (more…)

Thanks to Eddie for sending these awesome shots: “This handsome red-tailed hawk was scaring the ducks at Constitution Gardens.” (more…)