Spotted in Mount Pleasant.
rats
“Dear PoPville,
I live in a building that backs into an alley with a community garden with a MAJOR rat problem. The garden has a big compost container and also has a large shed where they store gardening equipment. The area under the shed seems to serve as a very hospitable rat burrow, as just walking by it at night I’ll see several rats scurrying from residential trash cans back under it. The compost also seems to attract the rats, as I’ve seen them trying to get in and out of it, especially in the winter when it’s a source of heat.
I tried contacting 311 about the rodent problem, (more…)
After yesterday’s post from Shaw, Rachel spotted two guys like this, above, in Noma.
Fortunately Aaron spotted some snake reinforcements coming to the rescue: (more…)
Thanks or rather curses to Chris for sending this nightmare from Shaw: “It was insane.”
Thanks to Anthony for sending this great shot from Dupont Circle. Look at the size of that thing: (more…)
[Shudder] C. captures this casual buffet at the Gallery Place metro last night.
Ed. Note: On May 1st we noted that Gallery Place had fallen.
Ed. Note: Last week we noted that the Judiciary Square metro had fallen.
Thanks, I think, to Michael for sending from the Gallery Place metro Friday:
“This is in Gallery Place Metro Station on the Green/Yellow line platform. This one was completely unfazed as I walked right up to it. His buddy watched me from the sidelines.”
To the video:
Thanks, I think, to Josh for sending from the Judiciary Square metro yesterday around 9pm:
“I’m used to the occasional mouse on the track, but not a rat on the bench, at least not in DC! Is it just me?”
To the video: (more…)
Thanks to Thomas for sharing: “We were worried this falcon was somehow stuck in the trashcan but turns out it just had a rat that was a bit too heavy” To the video! (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
DC Health is holding a community meeting on Thursday, 8/18, to discuss the “rat crisis” in the Logan Circle neighborhood (specifically, the block between 14th and 15th streets and Rhode Island and P streets). The attached flyer was distributed to some residents yesterday. (more…)