Hedwig Pöllöläinen
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October 7, 2008
tags: Lesnes Abbey flowers, London England, travel, Image of the Day
Lesnes Abbey flowers.
Lesnes Abbey is near London, England.
Image: David Warman June 2007 [larger view].
Read more about Lesnes Abbey.
October 7, 2008
tags: Snow Goose, Chen caerulescens, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] Juvenile Snow Goose, Chen caerulescens, photographed at Hermann Park, Houston, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 2 February 2008 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883…
October 7, 2008
Here's a new (to me) blog carnival that you might enjoy reading, Homesteading carnival, issue #68. This blog carnival is all about rural living.
October 7, 2008
tags: The Simpsons, election2008, Homer Simpson tries to vote for Obama, streaming video
I know this is meant in jest, but I find it to be somewhat frightening since this very scenario (somewhat modified) already happened eight years ago! In short, Homer Simpson tries to vote for Obama and gets a…
October 6, 2008
tags: Seattle Washington, Ballard Farmer's Market, photoessay, autumn bounty, harvest
Raspberries.
Ballard farmer's Market, Seattle, Washington.
Image: GrrlScientist 26 September 2008 [larger view].
When I was in Seattle, a couple friends and I went to the Ballard Farmer's Market, which is…
October 6, 2008
tags: Times Square, 42nd street, Losing My Marbles, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC
Losing my Marbles (2003).
Artist: Lisa Dinhofer.
Losing my Marbles, image 3. Glass mosaics on mezzanine walls of the 42nd Street (Times Square) for the A, C and E trains. This mosaic was just…
October 6, 2008
tags: Lesnes Abbey Tree, London England, travel, Image of the Day
Lesnes Abbey Tree.
Lesnes Abbey is a ruin near London, England.
Image: David Warman, June 2007 [larger view].
Read more about Lesnes Abbey.
October 6, 2008
tags: DonorsChoose2008, education, public school education, fund raising, evolution education, nature education, bird education
Today's featured project is below the fold.
This teacher's proposal has only 26 days left to be funded, but only $25 has been donated so far! Mrs. R, who is starting…
October 6, 2008
Here's a few more blog carnivals that have been published recently for your edeucation and enjoyment;
Friday Ark, #211. This blog carnival links to images of animals, and is a great way to start a Monday, if you ask me.
Medicine 2.0 blog carnival. This is filled with LOTS of essays about medicine!…
October 6, 2008
tags: Birds in the News, BirdNews, ornithology, birds, avian, newsletter
Red-crowned Amazon parrot, Amazona viridigenalis, at Elizabeth Street Parrotry, Brownsville, Texas.
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 7 April 2008 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/750s f/8.0 at…
October 6, 2008
The NYC millionth comment party has been scheduled! ScienceBlogs has rented out the top floor of the Delancey and will be providing pizza and a bar tab up to about $600 (drinks over that amount will not be covered) -- FREE! The Delancey will be suspending their usual cover charge, just for us.…
October 6, 2008
tags: Ross's X Snow Goose, Chen hybrid, birds, nature, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] Ross's X Snow Goose, Chen hybrid, photographed at Coronado Lakes, Santa Fe, New Mexico. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 20 March 2008 [larger view].
Nikon D200,…
October 6, 2008
tags: Sarah Palin, Katie Couric, parody, humor, streaming video
If you haven't seen this yet, I know you are going to enjoy it. If you have seen it before, you'll love seeing it again -- incidentally, I worked at the "goofy evolution museum" [6:49]
October 5, 2008
tags: Times Square, 42nd street, L>osing My Marbles, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC
Losing my Marbles (2003).
Artist: Lisa Dinhofer.
Losing my Marbles, image 2, Detail 10. Glass mosaics on mezzanine walls of the 42nd Street (Times Square) for the A, C and E trains. This…
October 5, 2008
tags: Wren, Troglodytes troglodytes, Wildlife of Scotland, Image of the Day
Wren, Troglodytes troglodytes, near Bridge of Orchy, Scotland.
Known in Europe as "the" wren, and in North America as the Winter Wren.
Image: Dave Rintoul, Summer 2008 [larger view].
October 5, 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 wide variety of science, nature and behavior books that are…
October 5, 2008
tags: Redhead, Aytha americana, birds, nature, Image of the Day
[Mystery bird] Male Redhead, Aytha americana, photographed at Hermann Park, Houston, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 22 January 2008 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope TSN-PZ…
October 5, 2008
tags: Holy Bible fiction, religion, religious fundamentalism, religious wingnuttery, religious fascism
I've often said that the bible needs a warning on the front cover, so I am pleased to see that someone has finally heard me and done this.
Image: Orphaned [larger view].
WARNING: This is a work…
October 4, 2008
tags: Times Square, 42nd street, L>osing My Marbles, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC
Losing my Marbles (2003).
Artist: Lisa Dinhofer.
Losing my Marbles, image 2, Detail 9. Glass mosaics on mezzanine walls of the 42nd Street (Times Square) for the A, C and E trains. This…
October 4, 2008
tags: John Scopes, Scopes Monkey Trial, Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial, evolution, creationism, religious fundamentalism, education
Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: John Thomas Scopes.
Image: Watson Davis (1896-1967), courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution (copyright free). [larger view…
October 4, 2008
tags: John Scopes, Scopes Monkey Trial, Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial, evolution, creationism, religious fundamentalism, education
Tennessee v. John T. Scopes Trial: Privies outside the Rhea County (Tennessee) courthouse with "Read Your Bible" sign.
Image: Watson Davis (1896-1967), courtesy…
October 4, 2008
tags: Hebridean Black-faced Sheep, Scotland, Image of the Day
Hebridean Black-faced Sheep near Arnol (Isle of Lewis, Scotland)
Image: Dave Rintoul, Summer 2008 [larger view].
October 4, 2008
tags: Canvasback, Aythya valisineria, birds, nature, Image of the Day
[Mystery bird] Canvasback, Aythya valisineria, photographed in southeastern Arizona in February [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Rick Wright [larger view].
Rick Wright, Managing Director of WINGS Birding…
October 3, 2008
Okay, I was slightly distracted by my Seattle visit and lost track of the Parody Wars, which are being fought with an evil scientist who resides in Finland. This scientist sent an attack across the ocean this past week, thinking that he can scare me into submission with videos of William Shatner…
October 3, 2008
tags: Times Square, 42nd street, Losing My Marbles, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC
Losing my Marbles (2003).
Artist: Lisa Dinhofer.
Losing my Marbles, image 2, Detail 8. Glass mosaics on mezzanine walls of the 42nd Street (Times Square) for the A, C and E trains. This mosaic…
October 3, 2008
tags: DonorsChoose2008, education, public school education, fund raising, evolution education, nature education, bird education
Already, dear readers, you are making a difference. For example, today, a classroom in North Carolina learned that they will be able to study a variety of microscopic…
October 3, 2008
Here's some blog carnivals that have been published recently;
Carnival of Evolution, issue #3. This new blog carnival is all about evolution!
I and the Bird, issue #85, Love and Birding, a Blog Carnival in Three Acts. This blog carnival focuses on birding and wild birds.
Carnival of the Vanities,…
October 3, 2008
tags: mammoth tooth, fossils, Hurricane Ike, Jim Westgate, Dorothy Sisk, paleontology
Paleontologist Jim Westgate, a research associate with the Vertebrate Paleontology Laboratory at the University of Texas Memorial Museum, shows off a newly discovered fossil tooth of a mammoth that he found in…
October 3, 2008
tags: Gray Seal, Halichoerus grypus, Wildlife of Scotland, Image of the Day
Image: Dave Rintoul, Summer 2008 [larger view].
Gray Seal, Halichoerus grypus, at the ferry dock in Uig (Isle of Skye, Scotland).
The translation of the scientific name for this species is "hook-nosed sea pig".
October 3, 2008
tags: politics, election, debates, Sarah Palin, the sad truth, humor
Did anyone see what was written on Sarah Palin's index card that she had with her at last night's debate? It appears that, in her excitement to hold a baby so she could score some "hockey mommy" points with the electorate, she…