November 30, 2007
Parrot News
Topic Categories: Behavior • Parrots • Personal • Pets • What's new in my zoo
Life with a young parrot means that you must ride herd on her all the time.
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 6:31 PM • 8 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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Philosophia Naturalis Now Available
Topic Categories: Blog Carnivals
another science-oriented blog carnival has been published for you to enjoy.
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 4:03 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Great Blue Heron: Odd Behavior
Topic Categories: Birding • Birds • Image of the Day • Ornithology
This image documents an odd behavior shown by a great blue heron .. does anyone know why the bird is doing this?
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 2:59 PM • 10 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Red-Fan Parrot Struts His Stuff
Topic Categories: Birds • Parrots • Pets • Streaming videos • Teaching
A young hawk-headed parrot shows his tricks for the camera.
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 8:59 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
November 29, 2007
1001 Cats Blog Carnival Now Available
Topic Categories: Blog Carnivals
meow! meow! meow!
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 10:39 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Identifying Sex in a Parrot
Topic Categories: Molecular Biology • Ornithology • Parrots • Pets • What's new in my zoo
Describing how sex is identified in birds, such as parrots, where the sexes look alike.
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 5:06 PM • 15 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
I and the Bird Now Available
Topic Categories: Birding • Birds • Blog Carnivals
A blog carnival devoted to birds for you to enjoy! tweet tweet!
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 4:16 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Mission Impossible Squirrel
Topic Categories: Behavior • Streaming videos • Wow!
This streaming video documents what a squirrel will do to get a nut -- you have to see it to believe it!
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 8:59 AM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
November 28, 2007
Scientists, Teachers and Firefighters 'Most Prestigious' Jobs
Topic Categories: OnLine poll
Since neither fame nor money are correlated with prestige, what do you think makes a particular profession prestigious?
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 12:35 PM • 10 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
To Catch a Predator
Topic Categories: Humor • Satire • Streaming videos
This amusing video teaches you an important lesson about Nike sneakers.
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 8:59 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
November 27, 2007
College Quidditch Teams -- What'll They Think of Next?
Topic Categories: Harry Potter • World Domination
Perhaps not surprisingly, most members of these Quidditch teams are Muggle science students.
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 10:49 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Notable Science Books of 2007?
Topic Categories: Book Review • Books • Gift ideas
Apparently the NYTimes doesn't think ANY science books are notable, so which science books published in 2007 are notable to you?
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 3:10 PM • 10 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
This Lion and Crow Lay Down Together
Topic Categories: Behavior • Birds • Ornithology • Streaming videos
This is an update on a streaming video I posted awhile ago, about a wild crow who befriended a kitten.
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 8:59 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
November 26, 2007
Birds in the News 107
Topic Categories: Birds in the News
Another edition of the original international online news paper devoted to birds in the news.
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 11:59 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Star Wars Versus Star Trek, Courtesy of Lego
Topic Categories: Humor • Satire • Science fiction • Silliness • Streaming videos • Your Inner Child
An amusing streaming video that will give you a smile this Monday morning.
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 8:59 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
November 25, 2007
Cardinalis cardinalis
Topic Categories: Birding • Birds • Image of the Day • Ornithology
Another lovely image for you to enjoy, courtesy of a friend, long-time reader and book author.
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 2:59 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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