Thanks to Rachel for sending: “I took this (slightly out of focus) shot of a hawk with what I think is a small possum. He’s sitting on the top of a house in Brightwood.”

Small possum or giant rat?

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.

photo by louisedettman

Thanks to Louise for sharing this masterpiece/travesty…

[NOT AN APRIL’S FOOLS!]

NOT AN APRIL FOOLS.

Thanks to MD for sharing this “Series X Jet Car Boat – Customizable Jet Car Boat”!?!: Read More

“Dear PoPville,

I found a rock in my sandwich as well as a handful of small black fibers. Read More

“Dear PoPville,

I was walking in Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park last Monday (3/18) and I noticed this line of trash and sticks on the upper level towards the Joan of Arc statue on the 15th St. side. I was also at the park that weekend and didn’t see it then, but I think I have seen something similar there in the past. Does anyone know what it is?”

We have previously been told: Read More

“Dear PoPville,

I was at Compass and it now, for some reason, has a tie to Coinbase and hawks a “crypto blend” complete with “nutrition facts” about crypto. Just so unusual…” Read More

“Dear PoPville,

Spotted this little gal (her name is Sasha) over the last few days in Navy Yard. DDOT markings, I assume it’s to map sidewalks and assess the walkability of the neighborhood?” Read More

Thanks to Lance for sending just before 7pm last night:

“Georgia Avenue in Takoma with a huge police presence doing a “Safety Check on all inbound vehicles. Plus towing. 15 cruisers and SUVs with a command vehicle. Show of force for some reason”

Another reader asks: Read More

Thanks to Fred for sending from 15th and U Street, NW: “Hawks Around Town. Or Something.”

***This series features any pets in a backpack/bag/vessel. On metro, or not. Corgi, or not, and often NOT a corgi but the series started with corgis and I can be obstinate…send your finds to [email protected]

Thanks to Cat for passing on from 1st Air Force:

“The @NORADCommand will conduct Exercise FALCON VIRGO, a live-fly air defense drill, on Mar. 19, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. EDT to noon in the NCR. Scenarios are meticulously supervised by #NORAD.”