"The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper." -- Eden Phillpotts.
GrrlScientist is a female evolutionary biologist, ornithologist, aviculturist and writer. A native of the Pacific Northwest, she relocated from Seattle to NYC with her parrots after earning her PhD. In NYC, she was a postdoctoral fellow for two years, reconstructing a molecular phylogeny of the parrots of the South Pacific islands. GrrlScientist has written a science blog since 4 August 2004 (the early years are archived here). If you appreciate her writing, please help her pay her living expenses by clicking on the Paypal or Amazon buttons below.An interview with GrrlScientist.
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May 13, 2008
Topic Categories: My Pictures • NYC Subway Art • NYC Through My Eye • NYC life • Photography and cameras
A lovely tile mosaic artwork for you to enjoy as seen at NYC's West 86th Street subway platform at Broadway, courtesy of ME!
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Topic Categories: Birds • Image of the Day
A really cute image for you to enjoy, courtesy of a friend and long-time reader!
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 2:59 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Topic Categories: Behavior • Cultural Observation • Wow!
Okay, so you saw all the suicide shoes and some of you didn't believe that they existed, but how about these shoes?
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Topic Categories: Behavior • Politics • Streaming videos
Streaming video .. Fox news .. subliminal suggestion .. voting behavior .. you be the judge.
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May 12, 2008
Topic Categories: My Pictures • NYC Subway Art • NYC Through My Eye • NYC life • Photography and cameras
A lovely tile mosaic artwork for you to enjoy as seen at NYC's West 86th Street subway platform at Broadway, courtesy of ME!
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 8:59 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Topic Categories: Birds • Image of the Day
Another amazing image for you to enjoy, courtesy of a friend and long-time reader!
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 2:59 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Topic Categories: Birds • Book Review • Speciation
by Peter Grant and Rosemary Grant, this book discusses how Darwin's finches teach us about the relationship between ecology and evolution.
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Topic Categories: Birds in the News
Another edition of the original online newsletter devoted to collecting international stories about birds in the news.
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 11:59 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Topic Categories: Streaming videos
A streaming video of bunny lurve -- or should I say "steaming video"? Bonus fun viewing for furries.
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May 11, 2008
Topic Categories: My Pictures • NYC Through My Eye • NYC life
A photoessay of midtown manhattan on a foggy evening from a week ago.
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 8:06 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Topic Categories: Funny but probably not true • Wow!
What is it with Japanese women and their shoes?? This is truly terrifying unless you are a life insurance agent!
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 5:17 PM • 13 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Topic Categories: Birds • Image of the Day
Anothe interesting image of the day for you to enjoy, courtesy of a friend and long-time reader!
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 2:59 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Topic Categories: The Birdbooker Report
A list of ecology, natural history and bird books that are (or will soon be) available for purchase.
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May 8, 2008
Topic Categories: My Pictures • NYC Subway Art • NYC Through My Eye • NYC life • Photography and cameras
Another lovely artwork for you to enjoy as seen at NYC's Chambers Street subway platform, courtesy of ME!
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Topic Categories: Birds • Image of the Day • Photography and cameras
Another lovely image for you to enjoy, courtesy of an avicultural friend who is a talented photographer.
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Topic Categories: Amphibians • Behavior • Streaming videos
Can anyone identify this frog?
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