Hedwig Pöllöläinen
grrlscientist
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August 25, 2008
I leave on Wednesday afternoon for London for the European Science Blogging conference, sponsored by NATURE -- wow, I can hardly believe this day is almost here! To say that I am very stressed out is an understatement. The thing that bothers me most is the fact that I have no vacation planning…
August 25, 2008
tags: Green parakeet, Aratinga holochlora, birds, nature, Image of the Day
Green parakeet (conure), Aratinga holochlora, at Elizabeth Street Parrotry, Brownsville, Texas.
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 7 April 2008 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/1000s f/8.0 at…
August 24, 2008
Diagon Alley, London.
Image: Warner Bros. 2001.
Now that I am recovering from food poisoning, I have been making up for lost time by working extra long hours on my upcoming London trip -- thus, my blog has been rather .. quiet .. today. I have been planning my travel based on which sights I wish…
August 24, 2008
tags: West 66th street/Lincoln Center Subway Art, Artemis, Acrobats, Divas and Dancers, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC
Artemis, Acrobats, Divas and Dancers.
Artist: Nancy Spero, 1999. Installed 2004.
West 66th Street/Lincoln Center Subway tile mosaic art #45
as seen at NYC's…
August 24, 2008
tags: Green parakeet, Aratinga holochlora, birds, nature, Image of the Day
Green parakeet (conure), Aratinga holochlora, at Elizabeth Street Parrotry, Brownsville, Texas.
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 7 April 2008 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/1000s f/8.0 at…
August 24, 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…
August 23, 2008
tags: West 66th street/Lincoln Center Subway Art, Artemis, Acrobats, Divas and Dancers, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC
Artemis, Acrobats, Divas and Dancers.
Artist: Nancy Spero, 1999. Installed 2004.
West 66th Street/Lincoln Center Subway tile mosaic art #44
as seen at NYC's…
August 23, 2008
tags: Green parakeet, Aratinga holochlora, birds, nature, Image of the Day
Green parakeet (conure), Aratinga holochlora, at Elizabeth Street Parrotry, Brownsville, Texas.
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 7 April 2008 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/1000s f/8.0 at…
August 23, 2008
Well, today has been horrible. I ate some baby carrots yesterday while I was out birding and ended up with food poisoning. Oh, joy! So in addition to the pinched nerve in my right arm, I was vomiting most of the night, and my allergies decided to make an appearance, too. Since I couldn't keep…
August 22, 2008
tags: West 66th street/Lincoln Center Subway Art, Artemis, Acrobats, Divas and Dancers, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC
Artemis, Acrobats, Divas and Dancers.
Artist: Nancy Spero, 1999. Installed 2004.
West 66th Street/Lincoln Center Subway tile mosaic art #43
as seen at NYC's…
August 22, 2008
tags: Red-Crowned Amazon Parrot, Amazona viridigenalis, birds, nature, Image of the Day
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/…
August 22, 2008
Here's a few blog carnivals to enjoy;
I and the Bird, issue 82. This blog carnival focuses on wild birds and birdwatching.
Finance Fiesta, 12 edition. This blog carnival focuses on (what else?) finance!
Carnival of Improving Life, issue 22. This carnival tries to coach people on how to improve the…
August 22, 2008
Buckingham Palace Gate with coat of arms, London, May 2005.
Image: Dickbauch (Wikipedia).
I am a panelist at a one day conference being held in London, England. This conference focuses on the value of blogs to the public, to science and to scientists, and is being held at the Royal Institution…
August 22, 2008
Adult plumage Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis, stands on a lamp on Roosevelt Island, overlooking the East River. Manhattan Island is in the background.
Image: GrrlScientist, 21 August 2008 [larger view].
I went on a little day trip to Roosevelt Island to look at birds and to learn a little…
August 21, 2008
tags: West 66th street/Lincoln Center Subway Art, Artemis, Acrobats, Divas and Dancers, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC
Artemis, Acrobats, Divas and Dancers.
Artist: Nancy Spero, 1999. Installed 2004.
West 66th Street/Lincoln Center Subway tile mosaic art #42
as seen at NYC's…
August 21, 2008
tags: Red-Crowned Amazon Parrot, Amazona viridigenalis, birds, nature, Image of the Day
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/…
August 21, 2008
Horse Guards Parade building in London, April 2006.
Image: Gryffindor (Wikipedia).
I am a panelist at a one day conference being held in London, England. This conference focuses on the value of blogs to the public, to science and to scientists, and is being held at the Royal Institution of…
August 20, 2008
tags: West 66th street/Lincoln Center Subway Art, Artemis, Acrobats, Divas and Dancers, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC
Artemis, Acrobats, Divas and Dancers.
Artist: Nancy Spero, 1999. Installed 2004.
West 66th Street/Lincoln Center Subway tile mosaic art #41
as seen at NYC's…
August 20, 2008
tags: Northern Fulmar, Fulmarus glacialis, birds, nature, Image of the Day
These Northern fulmar chicks, Fulmarus glacialis, are from the northern end of the Isle of Lewis (aka the Butt of Lewis) in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
Image: Dave Rintoul, August 2008 [larger view].
August 20, 2008
Here's more blog carnivalia for you to read;
Making money and Business advice carnival for 19 August 2008. Who would have ever thought that an unemployed research scientist had anything of value to tell the business community?
August 20, 2008
St Paul's Cathedral London, December 20, 2004.
Image: Peter Morgan from Beijing, China (Wikipedia).
I am a panelist at a one day conference being held in London, England. This conference focuses on the value of blogs to the public, to science and to scientists, and is being held at the Royal…
August 19, 2008
tags: West 66th street/Lincoln Center Subway Art, Artemis, Acrobats, Divas and Dancers, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC
Artemis, Acrobats, Divas and Dancers.
Artist: Nancy Spero, 1999. Installed 2004.
West 66th Street/Lincoln Center Subway tile mosaic art #40
as seen at NYC's…
August 19, 2008
tags: cognition, behavior, self-recognition, self awareness, tool use, memory, brain architecture, birds, European magpie, Pica pica, researchblogging.org
Figure 1. European magpie, Pica pica, with yellow mark [larger view].
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0060202.
Birds have been disparaged…
August 19, 2008
tags: Who Blogs, blog writing and personality, Big Five personality inventory, social psychology, technology, computers, internet, researchblogging.org
You all read blogs, and many of you write them, too. But what sort of person writes a blog? Are there particular personality traits that make…
August 19, 2008
tags: Northern Fulmar, Fulmarus glacialis, birds, nature, Image of the Day
The Northern Fulmar, Fulmarus glacialis, in flight is from the ferry that took the photographer and his wife to the Orkneys, Scotland.
Image: Dave Rintoul, August 2008 [larger view].
August 19, 2008
Another blog carnival for you to enjoy;
Gene Genie, issue #34, summertime and the blogging is easy. This blog carnival focuses mainly on the human genome and the genetics of human disease.
August 19, 2008
The National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, London, 21 December 2006.
Image: Genvessel (Wikipedia).
I am a panelist at a one day conference being held in London, England. This conference focuses on the value of blogs to the public, to science and to scientists, and is being held at the Royal…
August 18, 2008
tags: West 66th street/Lincoln Center Subway Art, Artemis, Acrobats, Divas and Dancers, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC
Artemis, Acrobats, Divas and Dancers.
Artist: Nancy Spero, 1999. Installed 2004.
West 66th Street/Lincoln Center Subway tile mosaic art #39
as seen at NYC's…
August 18, 2008
tags: racehorses, Genuine Risk, Kentucky Derby, horse racing, streaming video
Genuine Risk, pictured at age 30, was the oldest living Kentucky Derby winner. She was living at the Newstead Farm in Upperville, Va. when she died.
Image: Carol T. Powers for The New York Times.
The bright chestnut…
August 18, 2008
tags: Eurasian blue tit, Cyanistes caeruleus, birds, nature, Image of the Day
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,…