Hedwig Pöllöläinen
grrlscientist
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November 16, 2008
tags: triceratops, dinosaur exhibit, Boston Natural History Museum, Triceratops Cliff, streaming video
This fascinating streaming video shows a time-lapse creation of a triceratops exhibit, Triceratops Cliff, in the Boston Natural History Museum. This video is especially relevant for Sunday morning…
November 15, 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 15, 2008
tags: Swan Valley, nature, image of the day
Farm in Swan Valley, Idaho. 2007.
Image: James Neeley, Grand Teton Imaging [larger view].
November 15, 2008
tags: endangered species, endangered birds, world map, birds
"... species such as the house sparrow, snipe, starling, lapwing and corn bunting have been listed as birds of European concern, but these species have been declining in the United Kingdom's countryside for decades." Mark Avery, 2004.
A…
November 15, 2008
tags: Male Von der Decken's Hornbill, Tockus deckeni, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] Male Von der Decken's Hornbill, Tockus deckeni, endemic to savanna and woodland of sub-Saharan Africa. Photographed in the African Bird Safari at London Zoo. [I will identify this bird for you…
November 14, 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 14, 2008
tags: Arco Desert, nature, image of the day
New light over the frosted foliage in the Arco Desert west of Idaho Falls, Idaho. 2007.
Image: James Neeley, Grand Teton Imaging [larger view].
November 14, 2008
tags: Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus, photographed at Sabine Woods and Sabine Pass area, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 28 April 2008 […
November 14, 2008
tags: ravens, Bernd Heinrich, genius bird, National Geographic, streaming video
This interesting National Geographic video shows how Bernd Heinrich designed an experiment to test the intelligence of ravens [2:07].
November 14, 2008
tags: neurobiology, neuroscience, animal communication, birdsong, premotor nucleus HVC, brain temperature, neural circuitry, motor behaviors, bioacoustics
Captive-bred Zebra Finch, Taeniopygia guttata, at
Bodelwyddan Castle Aviary, Denbighshire, Wales.
Image: Adrian Pingstone/Wikipedia [larger…
November 13, 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 13, 2008
Here's more blog carnivals for you to enjoy, this batch includes my favorite blog carnivals of all!
Carnival of the Vanities, the .. er? issue. This is one of my favorite blog carnivals because it features the best writing of the blogosphere, regardless of topic, so you are always going to run into…
November 13, 2008
tags: Teton Valley, nature, image of the day
Morning color over Teton Valley, Idaho, looking west from Teton Canyon. Big Hole mountains are in the distance. 2007.
Image: James Neeley, Grand Teton Imaging [larger view].
November 13, 2008
tags: Henslow's Sparrow, Ammodramus henslowii, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] Henslow's Sparrow, Ammodramus henslowii, photographed in Manhattan, Kansas. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Dave Rintoul, 2007 [larger view].
Please name at least one field mark…
November 13, 2008
tags: humor, funny, WTF, Detective Mittens, streaming video
Meow meow meow meow meow meow meowmeow meow meow -- meow meow?? [3:50].
November 12, 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 12, 2008
tags: Grand Teton Sunrise, nature, image of the day
Grand Teton Sunrise, 2007.
Image: James Neeley, Grand Teton Imaging [larger view].
November 12, 2008
tags: seafood, fisheries, aquaculture, fish farming, tuna, swordfish, salmon, shrimp, sushi, book review
There's plenty of fish in the sea, as the old addage goes -- but are there, really? I experienced a rude awakening at the peak popularity of Orange Roughy, which I loved. I learned that Orange…
November 12, 2008
tags: Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Stelgidopteryx serripennis, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Stelgidopteryx serripennis, photographed in Arizona. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Richard Ditch, 2006 [larger view].
Date Time…
November 12, 2008
tags: ecology, exotic species, introduced species, non-native species, invasive species, monk parakeets, quaker parrots, Myiopsitta monachus, Michael A Russello, Michael L Avery, Timothy F Wright
Monk (Quaker) parakeets, Myiopsitta monachus, with nest.
Image: Arthur Grosset [larger view].…
November 12, 2008
tags: plants, giant water lilies of the Amazon, David Attenborough, streaming video
This video is a portion of the David Attenborough program about the lives of the giant water lilies of the Amazon region. It has some astonishing footage of the plants, its flowers and the habitat these plants…
November 11, 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 11, 2008
tags: Photographer and Goliath Grouper, Nature's Best Photography, underwater photography, Florida, image of the day
Photographer and Goliath Grouper, Epinephelus itajara.
Image: Michael Patrick ONeill/MSNBC Nature's Best Photography 2008 [larger view].
Photographer comment:
The Goliath…
November 11, 2008
Here's the most recent carnivalia for you to enjoy;
All Things Eco blog carnival, number 24. Okay, I admit it, there is one story there that has particularly piqued my interest based on its title alone; "Dumpster Diving for Charity."
Festival of Frugality, Veteran's Day Edition. This is all about…
November 11, 2008
tags: Mallard duckling, Anas platyrhynchos, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] Mallard duckling, Anas platyrhynchos, photographed in Arizona. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Richard Ditch, 2008 [larger view].
Date Time Original: 2008:04:22 07:35:53
Exposure…
November 11, 2008
tags: pets, cutest kitten in the world, streaming video
Squeeeeee!! This video shows the cutest kitten in the entire world. No, seriously. If you watch this video and remain unaffected by the cuteness of this kitten, I think you are a prime candidate for psychiatric evaluation [3:01].
November 11, 2008
tags: DonorsChoose2008, education, public school education, fund raising, evolution education, nature education, human evolution
As of yesterday, an impoverished pre-kindergarten through 3rd grade classroom from PS111 in the Bronx, NYC, learned that they will be able to learn about birds and…
November 10, 2008
There are days when I think that I am cursed.
You might recall that it was not too long ago when my bathroom ceiling caved in, making my bathroom unusable for eight days. Unfortunately, now my living room ceiling above and next to my large picture window is getting ready to cave in. This means I…
November 10, 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 10, 2008
tags: Birds in the News, BirdNews, ornithology, birds, avian, newsletter
This Eurasian Blue Tit, Cyanistes caeruleus,
is from the photographer's ancestral village of Rintoul,
near Kinross, which is north of the Firth of Forth,
about 20 miles from Edinburgh, Scotland.
Image: Dave Rintoul, August…