Hedwig Pöllöläinen
grrlscientist
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November 19, 2008
tags: Suomi, Helsinki, Finland, travel, language, streaming video
This charming little video attempts to teach me a few simple sentences in Finnish, so I thought you'd also enjoy it. I really wish I'd found these videos a few weeks ago [1:22].
November 19, 2008
tags: Suomi, Helsinki, Finland, travel, language, streaming video
This video teaches me how to say "dammit" in Finnish -- I must be well-equipped to express myself while in Helsinki, don't you think? [0:42].
November 19, 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 19, 2008
tags: TetonCam Sunset, Teton Valley, Idaho, nature, image of the day
TetonCam Sunset, 2008.
Photographer comment: I'm not sure if I can take credit for this image! It was taken by a webcam I operate in Teton Valley, Idaho, on the west side of the Tetons. I recently upgraded the webcam with a 3.1…
November 19, 2008
Here's some more blog carnivals that are ready for you to read and enjoy;
Carnival of the Green, which focuses on collecting together environmentally-friendly blog entries from around the world.
All Things Eco, issue 25. This is another environmentally-friendly blog carnival for you to read and…
November 19, 2008
tags: cartoon, humor, funny, pets, cats
Image: XKCD.
I am staying with a cat named Jack in Helsinki, and of course, this means I am redicovering something about cats I'd forgotten, but this phenomenon is well-established scientifically, as you can see from the graph above.
November 19, 2008
tags: Cassin's Kingbird, Tyrannus vociferans, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] Cassin's Kingbird, Tyrannus vociferans, photographed in the central Sonora of Arizona. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Rick Wright [larger view].
Please name at least one field…
November 19, 2008
tags: Boston Museum of Science, education, science, streaming video
This fun and interesting video makes me want to go to Boston for a daytrip so I can go to the fabulous Museum of Science! [3:28].
November 18, 2008
tags: Suomi, Helsinki, Finland, travel, language, streaming video
This charming little video attempts to teach me a few questions in Finnish, so I thought you'd also enjoy it. I really wish I'd found these videos a few weeks ago [1:38].
November 18, 2008
tags: Suomi, Helsinki, Finland, travel, language, streaming video
This video teaches me how to say "shit" in Finnish -- I must be well-equipped to express myself while in Helsinki, don't you think? [0:34].
November 18, 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 18, 2008
tags: Swiftcurrent Lake, Glacier National Park, nature, image of the day
A morning view across Swiftcurrent Lake in Glacier National Park, 2007.
Photographer comment: This was taken about a year ago on a memorable trip where my wife and I celebrated our 30th anniversary.
Image: James Neeley,…
November 18, 2008
tags: Phainopepla, Phainopepla nitens, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] Female Phainopepla, Phainopepla nitens photographed in Arizona. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Richard Ditch, 2006 [larger view].
Date Time Original: 2006:05:21 06:26:05
Exposure Time: 1…
November 18, 2008
tags: gentoo penguin, Pygoscelis papua, Orca, killer whales, Orcinus orca, streaming video
This gripping video details the real-life story of a gentoo penguin, Pygoscelis papua, being chased by a pod of hungry orcas, Orcinus orca, in Antarctica [5:01].
The submitter, Antarctica. SRSLY. writes:…
November 17, 2008
tags: Suomi, Helsinki, Finland, travel, language, streaming video
This charming little video attempts to teach me the days of the week in Finnish, so I thought you'd also enjoy it. I really wish I'd found these videos a few weeks ago [1:32].
November 17, 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 17, 2008
Here's the latest carnivalia for you to explore;
"The fact that a believer is happier than a sceptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober one. The happiness of credulity is a cheap and dangerous quality." (George Bernard Shaw). Go read the Humanist…
November 17, 2008
tags: Delicate Arch, nature, image of the day
Delicate Arch in Arches National Park, Utah.
Image: James Neeley, Grand Teton Imaging [larger view].
November 17, 2008
... and what I did to make it a success..
NOTE: this is reposted here from my original blogger site at the urging of my friend and colleague, Bora. Thanks Bora for noticing and remembering this piece!
When I hosted the 23rd issue of the Tangled Bank (TB23) on 9 March 2005, I didn't know what to…
November 17, 2008
tags: Birds in the News, BirdNews, ornithology, birds, avian, newsletter
Sanderlings, Calidris alba, at Bolivar Flats, Texas.
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 24 June 2008 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/1500s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400 .
Birds in Science…
November 17, 2008
tags: Suomi, Helsinki, Finland, travel, language, streaming video
This charming little video attempts to teach me a few simple phrases in Finnish, so I thought you'd also enjoy it [1:27].
November 17, 2008
tags: Hoatzin, Opisthocomus hoazin, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] Hoatzin, Opisthocomus hoazin, photographed in South America [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Indonesian Parrot Project [larger view].
Please name at least one field mark that supports your…
November 17, 2008
tags: extreme bird watching, humor, satire, streaming video
This streaming video is a hilarious look at bird watching and bird watchers themselves -- in this video, you will meet such luminaries as Rodney "Swamp Sparrow" Sinclair, Tanya "Titmouse" Slippers, Leo "The Loon" Cantarell and Warren "…
November 16, 2008
tags: gawd is hate, grrlscientist with beaker of evil, humor, reader response
Secret Underground Laboratory, New York, NY 10024.
Image: Homeland Security Photo of GrrlScientist with Beaker of Evil.
God inspired a reader of mine to write a message to me in response to my godless spoutings. My…
November 16, 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 16, 2008
Here's the latest carnivalia for you to read and enjoy;
Oekologie is undergoing a revival after a near-extinction event, so please be sure to go there to read it, then link to it from your blog and also be sure to consider sending your own blog entries to this carnival.
On Giant's Shoulders, issue…
November 16, 2008
tags: Santa Barbara beach, nature, image of the day
Two surfers enter the water near Santa Barbara, California. If you view large, two of the area's offshore oil rigs are visible. 2006.
Image: James Neeley, Grand Teton Imaging [larger view].
November 16, 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 16, 2008
tags: Suomi, Helsinki, Finland, travel, language, streaming video
This charming little video attempts to teach me a few simple phrases in Finnish, so I thought you'd also enjoy it [1:10].
November 16, 2008
tags: African Scops-Owl, Otus senegalensis, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] African Scops-Owl, Otus senegalensis, photographed in subsaharan Africa. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Thomas Dressler, 2008.
Please name at least one field mark that supports your…