GrrlScientist is an evolutionary biologist, ornithologist, aviculturist, birder and freelance science and nature writer. A native of the Pacific Northwest, she relocated from Seattle to NYC with her parrots after earning a BS in Microbiology (emphasis in Virology) and PhD in Zoology (Ornithology) from the University of Washington. In NYC, she was the Chapman Postdoctoral Fellow at the American Museum of Natural History for two years, pursuing part of her "dream" research project by reconstructing a molecular phylogeny of the parrots of the South Pacific islands. GrrlScientist and her five parrots are currently relocating to Germany, where she will continue writing her blog while also writing a book and learning German. (Meanwhile, her parrots will continue to nibble on her extensive personal library.) If you appreciate GrrlScientist's writing, you can help pay her living expenses by hiring her to "blog" your conference, speak at your club or write articles for your publication (or by clicking on the Paypal button below). If you read an essay on this blog that you especially enjoyed, please nominate it for inclusion in 
Clarity of Vision
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A friend, Diane, noted from my SEED interview that I enjoy sailing. So she then found this stunning image to share with all of you. When I first saw it, it took my breath away, and put tears into my eyes. Can't you just feel the salty water and warm sun on your grateful skin?
Even though this boat appears to be levitating, it is actually floating on very clear, transparent tropical waters. I am not sure of its exact location, but I prefer to imagine that this boat is located in the south Pacific Ocean where my birds live. I someday hope to be on such a sailboat, and further, I wish that I could share such an experience with all of you, amigos bonitos.
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Comments
That image is breathtaking! I would LOVE to be there right now! :)
Posted by: Dianne | November 29, 2006 1:14 PM