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 
As long as you send images to me (and I hope it will be for forever), I shall continue to share them with my readership. My purpose for posting these images is to remind all of us of the grandeur of the natural world and that there is a world out there that is populated by millions of unique species. We are a part of this world whether we like it or not: we have a choice to either preserve these species or to destroy them in search of short-term monetary gains. But if we decide to destroy these other life forms, the least we can do is to know what we are destroying by learning that they exist. If you have a high-resolution digitized nature image (I prefer JPG format) that you'd like to share with your fellow readers, feel free to email it to me, along with information about the image and how you'd like it to be credited.
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tags: corvid, Scrub Jay, nature, ornithology
Comments
Happy happy birdday :) I hope you have a wonderful day!! Thank you again for all your wonderful posts, pictures, etc - every day I look forward to your blog updates!
Posted by: Becky | January 31, 2007 3:36 PM
For your birdday a happy owl story.
Hippo birdy's to ewe!
Posted by: justawriter | January 31, 2007 4:11 PM
Happy Birthday! (and many more!)
Posted by: Chris | January 31, 2007 4:17 PM
Hope you have a great one!
Posted by: jason | January 31, 2007 4:20 PM
Happy B-day!! I hope your day ends up being as beautiful as this bird =)
Posted by: Tinni | January 31, 2007 5:08 PM
Happy Birdthday from the president of your Houston fan club! You are definitely the Bird in the News today.
Posted by: biosparite | January 31, 2007 5:21 PM
Happy Birdday!
Posted by: John | January 31, 2007 8:41 PM
Happy birthday, GrrlScientist!
Posted by: bev | January 31, 2007 9:00 PM
Happy Birthday! The picture is the blue bird of happiness! A good omen..the best!
Wishing you a year of great happiness and fulfillment!
Clapping
Chardyspal
Posted by: Chardyspal | January 31, 2007 10:01 PM
Happy Birthday, Science Grrl!
Posted by: Cathy in Seattle | January 31, 2007 10:07 PM
Happy Birthday! Your great - Keep it up. Thank you for your posts!
Posted by: cmk | January 31, 2007 10:08 PM
Happy birthday!
Posted by: Joe | January 31, 2007 10:25 PM
Happy Birdday! (:
Posted by: Emanuel Quadros | January 31, 2007 10:25 PM
Happy birthday! (and I swear I didn't do it just 'case PZ told me to either).
Posted by: llewelly | January 31, 2007 10:26 PM
For what it's worth, your birthday is exactly six months away from Harry Potter's.
Happy birthday, Hedwig.
Posted by: Alon Levy | January 31, 2007 10:27 PM
Happy hatching day. ;)
Posted by: Azkyroth | January 31, 2007 10:44 PM
Happy Birthday and Many More, GrrlScientist!
Posted by: Torris | January 31, 2007 10:59 PM
Happy birthday.
Nice picture.
Posted by: afterthought | January 31, 2007 11:07 PM
Happy hatching day! Yes hatching day works, thanks Azkroth.
Posted by: JPS | January 31, 2007 11:29 PM
you know, i think they like you (hearing sally fields in the background)... :)
happy birth anniversary, dear :)
Posted by: travelgirl | January 31, 2007 11:34 PM
Oh, wow! I almost missed this!
Happy, happy birthday!
Posted by: Joshua | February 1, 2007 12:16 AM
Happy Birthday, GrrlScientist.
Posted by: Aitiyorshu | February 1, 2007 12:47 AM
Delurking long enough to wish you a Happy Birdday!
Love your blog ...
Posted by: justpaul | February 1, 2007 1:37 AM
Happy Birthday!
Great picture. One of my favorites out here in NORCAL, when I get a chance to see them.
Posted by: robertd2 | February 1, 2007 1:52 AM
What a f**king kick-ass photo! So striking!
A perfect pic for a birthday celebration, so HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Like I said on PZ's thread (who reminded me to come here), may you be imbued with the spirit of Molly Ivins the whole year round!
Posted by: Oaktown Girl | February 1, 2007 2:13 AM
Happy Birthday!
Oh, and cute bird!
Posted by: Greco | February 1, 2007 4:56 AM
A belated happy birthday.
Posted by: Kristjan Wager | February 1, 2007 5:18 AM
Yep, better later than never.
H A P P Y
B I R T H D A Y !
Posted by: Steven | February 1, 2007 6:39 AM
Happy belated birdday Grrlscientist. Many happy returns! Back to lurking...
Posted by: makita | February 1, 2007 8:31 AM
Happy Birthday!
Cheers,
Ray
Posted by: Ray | February 1, 2007 9:47 AM
Happy birthday a day late!
We are a part of this world whether we like it or not: we have a choice to either preserve these species or to destroy them in search of short-term monetary gains.
Right on.
Posted by: Kristine | February 1, 2007 10:11 AM
(O;O) NO WAI! congrats!
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Posted by: Baratos | February 1, 2007 10:31 AM
Happy Birdday, GS!
Posted by: Carl Manaster | February 1, 2007 10:33 AM
we share a birdday!
happy birddday to us. happy birdday to us (a day late)....
Posted by: knobody | February 1, 2007 12:25 PM
here's to you! happy birthday ;)
Posted by: drcharles | February 1, 2007 3:01 PM
Happy birthday, GrrlScientist!
Posted by: Fernmonkey | February 1, 2007 4:24 PM
Happy boitday!
Posted by: Retired Catholic | February 1, 2007 4:34 PM
Hippo Birdie Two Ewes!
http://www.sandraboynton.com/sboynton/hippobirdiecards.html (pics)
Posted by: david1947 | February 1, 2007 5:28 PM