Hedwig Pöllöläinen
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November 30, 2008
Here's the latest carnivalia for you to enjoy;
Everything Worth Reading, the "And Then There Were TEN" edition. Yes, they included something I wrote, which is not guaranteed, so I am happy about this, of course!
Health & Fitness Articles blog carnival, which is huge, filled with lots of…
November 30, 2008
tags: Birdbooker Report, bird books, animal books, natural history books, ecology books
"One cannot have too many good bird books"
--Ralph Hoffmann, Birds of the Pacific States (1927).
The Birdbooker Report is a special weekly report of a wide variety of science, nature and behavior books that…
November 30, 2008
tags: Baltimore Oriole, Icterus galbula, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird Baltimore Oriole, Icterus galbula, photographed at the east end of Galveston Island, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 16 April 2008 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa…
November 30, 2008
tags: Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, film trailer, streaming video
This is the third official trailer from the upcoming Harry Potter film; Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince -- just in time for the big film-going season between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day (too bad the…
November 30, 2008
My friends and colleagues at Nature Network (yes, I am a member of their auspicious group, although I have yet to start a blog there), have been passing a meme around amongst themselves. Martin Fenner is the culprit who started this whole thing off, so go yell at him about it. Anyway, in an effort…
November 29, 2008
tags: Times Square, 42nd street, The Revelers, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC
The Revelers (2007).
Artist: Jane Dickson. Photographed in the passageway at 42nd Street/Times Square traveling east between the 8th Avenue/Port Authority Bus Terminal A, C, & E trains) and the…
November 29, 2008
tags: Etu-Töölö, Helsinki, Finland, nature, image of the day
Walking through Helsinki after the snowstorm.
Etu-Töölö, Helsinki, Finland, 24 November 2008.
Image: GrrlScientist, 24 November 2008 [larger view].
November 29, 2008
tags: Blue Grosbeak, Passerina caerulea, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] Blue Grosbeak, Passerina caerulea, photographed at High Island, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 11 April 2007 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope TSN-PZ…
November 29, 2008
tags: Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, film trailer, streaming video
This is another official trailer from the upcoming Harry Potter film; Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince -- just in time for the big film-going season between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day (too bad the…
November 28, 2008
tags: Times Square, 42nd street, The Revelers, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC
The Revelers (2007).
Artist: Jane Dickson. Photographed in the passageway at 42nd Street/Times Square traveling east between the 8th Avenue/Port Authority Bus Terminal A, C, & E trains) and the…
November 28, 2008
Well, that's it. I am in deep trouble now. The one employment opportunity in the world that I thought I could rely on as a "fall back" to pay my rent when all else fails -- such as working as a research scientist or as a pet care provider -- is now also experiencing a hiring freeze combined with a…
November 28, 2008
tags: Hietakannas, Helsinki, Finland, nature, image of the day
Walking through Helsinki after the snowstorm.
Hietakannas, Helsinki, Finland, 24 November 2008.
Image: GrrlScientist, 24 November 2008 [larger view].
Read and learn more about Hietakannas.
November 28, 2008
This is too good for me to leave alone. Apparently, Illinois's Miller Park Zoo is making its own Christmas ornaments .. out of reindeer crap .. and selling them for $5 each in the zoo's gift shop.
Some folks are surprised at the size of the "gems," which are only about as big as marbles. "Reindeer…
November 28, 2008
tags: Hunger in America, food banks, food pantries, soup kitchens, food stamps, poverty
Image: Orphaned.
One thing that the Thanksgiving Holidays has made clear: America, the land of plenty where holiday overeating is celebrated as a social good, is suffering from a food availability crisis.…
November 28, 2008
tags: American Avocet chick, Recurvirostra americana, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] American Avocet chick, Recurvirostra americana, photographed in Arizona. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Richard Ditch, 2007 [larger view].
Date Time Original: 2007:06:01…
November 28, 2008
tags: Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, film trailer, streaming video
This is an official trailer from the upcoming Harry Potter film; Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince -- just in time for the big film-going season between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day (too bad the film…
November 27, 2008
tags: Hietaniemen Hautausmaa, Hietaniemi cemetery, Etu-Töölö, Helsinki, Finland, nature, photoessay
Gravestone shrouded in snow.
Image: GrrlScientist, 24 November 2008 [larger view].
On my last day in Helsinki, my host and I walked through the northwestern portions of the city (Etu-TöölÅ
November 27, 2008
tags: Times Square, 42nd street, The Revelers, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC
The Revelers (2007).
Artist: Jane Dickson. Photographed in the passageway at 42nd Street/Times Square traveling east between the 8th Avenue/Port Authority Bus Terminal A, C, & E trains) and the…
November 27, 2008
Hey everyone, great news! A little birdie has told me that the entire contents (63 volumes) of the journal, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, are now available to the public, free of charge! I am still investigating the site myself, but have already found that this offer also includes the…
November 27, 2008
Here are the latest blog carnivals that have been published for you to enjoy. Since I was traveling, I have included all the blog carnivals that I am aware of that were published during that time period;
I and the Bird, issue 89. This blog carnival focuses on wild birds and bird watching.…
November 27, 2008
tags: Etu-Töölö, Helsinki, Finland, nature, image of the day
Walking through Helsinki after the snowstorm.
Etu-Töölö, Helsinki, Finland, 24 November 2008.
Image: GrrlScientist, 24 November 2008 [larger view].
November 27, 2008
This amusing essay is making the rounds on the intertubes (as usual) this year, so I had to share it with you.
Ingredients:
Turkey
Stuffing
Sweet Potatoes
Mashed Potatoes with Gravy
Green Beans
Cranberry Sauce
Hot rolls and Butter
Relish tray
Pumpkin Pie with Whipped Cream
Hot Coffee
Instructions…
November 27, 2008
tags: thanksgiving escape, wild turkey in central park, bob levy
Image: Bob Levy, author of Club George, 2008 [larger view].
The photographer writes:
I found the one and only Wild Turkey continuing to forage in Central Park this week. However it was the first time I found him at Turtle Pond…
November 27, 2008
tags: Thanksgiving holiday, Snoopy, Chales M Schulz, humor, comedy, streaming video
If you are like me, you do not have a television, so you are missing all the special holiday programming. This sweet video is a late one created by the late, great Charles M. Schulz about celebrating Thanksgiving on…
November 27, 2008
tags: Northern Cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] Northern Cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis, photographed at 40 Acre Lake, Brazos Bend State Park, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 28 February 2007 [larger view…
November 27, 2008
tags: Thanksgiving, what are you grateful for?, giving thanks
Image: orphaned [larger view].
Thanksgiving is a celebration of the things that we are thankful for, so I thought I'd make a list of everything I am grateful for;
I found a wonderful little cafe and deli that provides free wifi (…
November 27, 2008
tags: Thanksgiving Turkey, I Will Survive, Gloria Gaynor, humor, satire, streaming video
While you are sitting around, licking your chops while watching your mother do all the cooking, this amusing streaming video reveals that your turkey was busy too: this is a Thanksgiving turkey's response to…
November 26, 2008
tags: Times Square, 42nd street, The Revelers, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC
The Revelers (2007).
Artist: Jane Dickson. Photographed in the passageway at 42nd Street/Times Square traveling east between the 8th Avenue/Port Authority Bus Terminal A, C, & E trains) and the…
November 26, 2008
tags: south Kirkkonummi, Finland, nature, image of the day
Birding in south Kirkkonummi, Finland.
Image: GrrlScientist 22 November 2008 [larger view].
Thanks to two of my readers, the snowflakes on my camera lens were removed from this image. This image was improved by a reader named Brandon,…
November 26, 2008
tags: Helsinki, Finland, Espoo, Finland, photography, nature
Sun setting behind a rocky ridge somewhere near the border between Espoo and Helsinki in Finland.
Image: GrrlScientist, 18 November 2008 [larger view].
The flight back to NYC from Helsinki was fine; long, but uneventful. The crew were…