Hedwig Pöllöläinen
grrlscientist
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September 13, 2008
tags: Reddish Egret, Egretta rufescens, birds, nature, Image of the Day
[Mystery bird] Reddish egret, Egretta rufescens, photographed at Sportsman's Road, Galveston, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 5 September 2008 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883…
September 13, 2008
Jumbo Jerky Works is a gun that shoots beef jerky. The barrel of the Jerky Works Gun conveniently holds one pound of meat, which means less reloading for you. It comes with five spice packets and three different nozzles, each of which "shoots" a different style: strips, double strips, or sticks…
September 13, 2008
Hey, this is really fun: I just learned that my blog is included in the list, "101 Women Bloggers to Watch, Fall 2008" by WE magazine for women. If you like reading women's blogs, this is a great list to refer to, since there are 100 others listed there to choose from!
September 12, 2008
tags: Sandwalk, Down House, Darwin, nature, photography, London, England, Bromley, England, Professor Steve Steve
Darwin's "weed garden" experiment, located near the pathway next to Down House, near the Gardens.
Image: GrrlScientist 31 August 2008 [larger view].
Sunday, the day after the Nature…
September 12, 2008
tags: Cathedral Parkway, 110th street, Migrations, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC
Migrations (1999).
Artist: Christopher Wynter.
Detail 3 of the 110th street glass tile mosaic art as seen on the platform at Cathedral Parkway (Central Park West and 110th street) for the downtown…
September 12, 2008
tags: Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, BSE, mad cow disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, CJD, pathogenic mutation, prion protein gene
Image: Orphaned.
Mad Cow Disease, technically known as Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), is one of a group of transmissible diseases that destroy brain…
September 12, 2008
Here's a blog carnival for you to enjoy;
Friday Ark, #208. This blog carnival is a great one for a rainy Friday (like this one in NYC), because it shows images of animals, all sorts of animals, for you to contemplate and enjoy!
Carnival of Food and Travel, issue #3. This is an eclectic mix of food…
September 12, 2008
tags: Stilt Sandpipers, Calidris himantopus, birds, nature, Image of the Day
[Mystery birds] Juvenile Stilt Sandpipers, Calidris himantopus, photographed at Texas City Dike, Texas. [I will identify these birds for you tomorrow].
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 3 September 2008 [larger view].
Nikon D200…
September 12, 2008
tags: birding, bird watching, bird field guide, birds, Smithsonian Field Guide to the Birds of North America, book review
Several new field guides to the birds have been published in the last few months and The Smithsonian Field Guide to the Birds of North America (NYC: Collins; 2008) by Ted Floyd…
September 12, 2008
tags: Mackenna's Gold, Jose Feliciano, music, film, movies, streaming video
Really amazing footage and wonderful music by José Feliciano about turkey vultures, from the movie, Mackenna's Gold -- is this a film I must see? You tell me! [5:24]
"There's an old story.
The way the Apaches tell it…
September 11, 2008
tags: Sandwalk, Darwin's Down House, nature, photography, London, England, Bromley, England
Light Shining into a Tangled Bank.
A view through a thicket of trees as seen from the Sandwalk near Darwin's Down House in Bromley, England.
Image: GrrlScientist 31 August 2008 [larger view].
The last…
September 11, 2008
tags: Sandwalk, Down House, Darwin, nature, photography, London, England, Bromley, England
Darwin's Down House near Bromley, England, a short train ride away from London. This view of the house was snapped from the gardens in back of the house. If you look closely, you can see part of the cafe (…
September 11, 2008
tags: Cathedral Parkway, 110th street, Migrations, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC
Migrations (1999).
Artist: Christopher Wynter.
Detail 2 of the 110th street glass tile mosaic art as seen on the platform at Cathedral Parkway (Central Park West and 110th street) for the downtown…
September 11, 2008
A fellow scientist whose work I have long followed, Ricardo Azevedo, has a new gig writing a blog sponsored by the Houston Chronicle. Congratulations, Ricardo! Do go over there and read his first essay; "The Fittest Theory."
September 11, 2008
tags: Piping Plover, Charadrius melodus, birds, nature, Image of the Day
[Mystery bird] Piping plover, Charadrius melodus, photographed at photographed at Quintana and Bryan Beaches, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 3 September 2008 [larger view].
Nikon…
September 11, 2008
tags: Okapi, Okapia johnstoni, camera trap, zoology, rare mammals, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo rainforest, African Wildlife, Zoological Society of London
This undated image provided by the Zoological Society of London, Thursday, 11 September 2008, shows an okapi, Okapia johnstoni, in…
September 11, 2008
Living the Scientific Life was mentioned in the 9 September 2008 Canberra Times! [larger view].
I am thrilled to tell you that a new reader found my blog through a mention by the Canberra Times! This scanned image was sent to me by that reader who I would like to thank for letting me know about…
September 11, 2008
tags: Leslie Lemke, that's incredible, inspirational story, streaming video
Leslie Lemke, blind savant musician, appears on ABC's "That's Incredible" TV show in 1981 [4:05]
Leslie Lemke didn't have a great start in life. He was born with severe birth defects that required doctors to remove his eyes…
September 10, 2008
tags: London England, Harry Potter film sites London, Harry Potter, photography, photoessay
This is the snake cage at the London Zoo that was in a scene from the first Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. In the film, this cage held a Burmese boa constrictor. In real life,…
September 10, 2008
tags: Cathedral Parkway, 110th street, Migrations, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC
Migrations (1999).
Artist: Christopher Wynter.
Detail 1 of the 110th street glass tile mosaic art as seen on the platform at Cathedral Parkway (Central Park West and 110th street) for the downtown…
September 10, 2008
tags: Least Sandpiper, Calidris minutilla, birds, nature, Image of the Day
[Mystery bird] Young-of-the-year Least Sandpiper, Calidris minutilla, photographed at photographed at Smith Point, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 29 August 2008 [larger view].…
September 10, 2008
This is for all my Seattle and Vancouver, BC, area friends, especially all my bird pals, whom I have maintained contact with all these years after moving to NYC: there are several ScienceBlogs millionth comment parties in your areas that you are invited to. These parties, hosted by Seed Media Group…
September 10, 2008
tags: Billfish, sailfish, Xiphiodei, fish, National Geographic magazine
In the Whirl.
Adorned for the hunt, with fin raised and changeable colors
flashing, a sailfish in the Gulf of Mexico circles a ball of
sardines, preparing to strike.
Image: Paul Nicklen/National Geographic magazine [larger…
September 10, 2008
tags: CERN's Large Hadron Supercollider, physics, music, streaming video
It is predicted that the world will end at 3am ET when CERN's Large Hadron Supercollider was turned on, creating a giant black hole that will suck the earth into it, destroying everything. Since we still exist, I guess it's…
September 9, 2008
tags: London England, Harry Potter film sites London, Harry Potter, photography, photoessay
Platform 9 3/4 at Kings Cross in London, England.
This is not the original platform used in the film, which is between platforms 4 and 5 at Kings Cross, but it is a cute little tourist memorial to the…
September 9, 2008
tags: Irene Pepperberg, cognition, learning, parrots, birds, Alex Foundation
Cognitive scientist, Irene Pepperberg and her parrots, Griffin, Arthur (Wart) and Alex.
Image: Mike Lovett, Brandeis University.
I just wanted to let you know that Irene Pepperberg has several speaking engagements to…
September 9, 2008
tags: Cathedral Parkway, 110th street, Migrations, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC
Migrations (1999).
Artist: Christopher Wynter.
110th street glass tile mosaic art as seen on the platform at Cathedral Parkway (Central Park West and 110th street) for the downtown-bound B and C…
September 9, 2008
tags: Loggerhead Shrike, Lanius ludovicianus, birds, nature, Image of the Day
[Mystery bird] Loggerhead Shrike, Lanius ludovicianus, photographed at Smith Point, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 29 August 2008 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883…
September 9, 2008
Have all of you heard about the one millionth comment contest that ScienceBlogs is having? This contest is in honor of the upcoming one million reader comment that will be left sometime around the 25th of October (unless PZ has another crackergate before then). In honor of this upcoming one…
September 9, 2008
tags: Triumph the Insult Comic Dog Visits the RNC, Conan O'Brien, humor, streaming video
"The only thing left to see is John McCain's speech. That's why we're going home." [6:55]