Hedwig Pöllöläinen
grrlscientist
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November 10, 2008
tags: Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, birds, nature, Image of the Day
[Mystery bird] Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, photographed at Hermann Park, Houston, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 11 March 2008 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883…
November 10, 2008
tags: pets, cutest kitten in the world, streaming video
This video is a 5 minute amateur documentary about Hawai'i's endangered birds and the causes of their decline. The filmographer writes; "This was somewhat a difficult topic and we suffered from a lack of suitable footage of native birds as…
November 9, 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 9, 2008
tags: tree of fire, UWS, Upper West Side, Manhattan, NYC, image of the day
Tree of Fire.
West 83rd between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues, Manhattan, NYC.
Image: GrrlScientist, 6 November 2008 [larger view].
November 9, 2008
Just in time for Sunday, the day where people who should be resting up for a week of kissing their boss's ass, they instead are indulging their overactive fantasy lives by worshiping Lord Voldemort The Authority god, we have the Carnival of the Godless, issue 104 -- now re-named as the Carnival of…
November 9, 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 9, 2008
tags: Superb Starling, Lamprotornis superbus, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] Superb Starling, Lamprotornis superbus (sometimes known as the "Spreo" starling because its scientific name was Spreo superbus once), endemic to thornbush and acacia country in Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan…
November 9, 2008
tags: pets, silly cat, streaming video
This video proves that Japanese cats can be just as .. erm, "furry" as American cats. Oh, yeah, and they can be just as silly as American cats, too. In fact, with a cat like this as a pet, who needs a TV? [1:32].
November 8, 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 8, 2008
Even though I mostly eat food provided by the local food bank and food pantry, I actually purchase food for my parrots (alas, food banks/pantries don't provide pet foods). So I went shopping today at my local 99 cent store (which should be renamed the local $2.50 store) looking for frozen fruits…
November 8, 2008
tags: Central Park Lake reflection, NYC, NYC reflection at night, image of the day
New York City Reflected in Central Park Lake.
Image: Bob Levy, author of Club George,
November 2, 2008 6:15PM [larger view].
November 8, 2008
Here's the latest carnivalia for you to enjoy;
Linnaeus's Legacy, which celebrates biodiversity.
The most recent edition of Brain Blogging, 41st edition. This edition discusses the likelihood of bipolar children becoming bipolar adults, problems with learning during multi-tasking, how magnets can…
November 8, 2008
tags: Eurasian Wigeon, Anas penelope, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] Eurasian Wigeon, Anas penelope (also known simply as the Wigeon in Europe), photographed in Arizona. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Richard Ditch, 2004 [larger view].
Date Time Original:…
November 8, 2008
tags: kiiking, Finnish entertainment, crazy Finns, streaming video
When you were a kid, did you ever try to swing so high that you could touch the sky? Well, this video is a wee demonstration of one of the activities that my host in Helsinki is planning on doing while I am there to show me how the…
November 8, 2008
tags: Lepidodactylus buleli, new species discovered, Vanuatu gecko, reptiles, Ivan Ineich, Natural History Museum Paris France
French scientist, Ivan Ineich, displays a never-before-seen species of gecko at France's Natural History Museum in Paris. This gecko, formally described with the Latin…
November 7, 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 7, 2008
tags: turtle pond Central Park, NYC, Turtle Pond Reflection, image of the day
Turtle Pond, Central Park, Reflection.
Image: Bob Levy, author of Club George, November 2, 2008 [larger view].
The photographer writes:
The reflection of these particular Westside buildings in Turtle Pond is a…
November 7, 2008
The latest carnivalia is now available for you to enjoy;
Carnival of the Blue, issue #18. This blog carnival focuses on marine life.
Carnival of Economics, 14 October 2008 edition. This carnival included something I wrote -- about birds! To read what birds can teach us about human economics, along…
November 7, 2008
tags: Anne Loftus playground, Inwood, Manhattan, NYC, NYC through my eye, photography, Autumn in NYC
Image: GrrlScientist 6 November 2008 [larger view].
As I've already mentioned, I am having a rough time right now, but I love photography, so I decided that I should view NYC through a shutter…
November 7, 2008
tags: Orchard Oriole, Icterus spurius, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] Orchard Oriole, Icterus spurius, photographed at Sabine Woods and Sabine Pass area, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 28 April 2008 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883…
November 7, 2008
tags: miniature horse foal, horses, cute baby animals, baby miniature horse, streaming video
This video is perfect for Friday's animal blogging tradition. Barely larger than a cat (the traditional subject of animal blogging), this miniature horse foal is just. so. cute! Have I mentioned recently…
November 6, 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 6, 2008
Times Square celebrates Barack Obama's presidential victory.
Image: GrrlScientist, 4 November 2008 [larger view].
Well, it's nice to be noticed, and I was noticed today, by Seed Magazine (online).
I know this doesn't sound like much since Seed should notice those who write for ScienceBlogs…
November 6, 2008
tags: upper east side, NYC, Eastside Reflection, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir, image of the day
Eastside Reflection.
Reflection of NYC's Upper East Side in the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir.
Image: Bob Levy, author of Club George, 2008 [larger view].
The photographer writes:…
November 6, 2008
tags: Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea, photographed at Quintana Sanctuaries, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 14 April 2007 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope…
November 6, 2008
tags: Ralph Nader, politics, Fox News, Barack Obama, Uncle+Tom, streaming video
Ralph Nader proves once again that he is nothing more than an immature, attention-seeking bully (something I was acutely aware of when I was in college since I knew people who worked in his political campaign), but now…
November 6, 2008
tags: DonorsChoose2008, education, public school education, fund raising, evolution education, nature education, human evolution
As of yesterday, an impoverished 9th grade classroom in Massachusetts learned that they will be able to learn about the evolution of hominids because you donated enough…
November 5, 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 5, 2008
tags: politics, Nellie gets the news, image of the day
Nellie Gets The News.
Image: Bob Levy, author of Club George, 2008 [larger view].
The photographer writes: Central Park Raccoons do not have the luxury of cable news or NPR. It was my honor to be the one to break the news to Nellie.
November 5, 2008
tags: Purple Finch, Carpodacus purpureus, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] Purple Finch, Carpodacus purpureus -- a hatching-year bird of unknown sex -- photographed in central New York. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Rick Wright [larger view].
NOTE: Rick…