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tags: parrots, politics, humor, behavior, streaming video This streaming video is a CNN report about a parrot that .. er, parrots .. Barack Obama's slogan, "Yes we can". But it also includes some other parrots .. the one that says "Whateverrrr" is my favorite [2:31].

tags: West 86th street subway art, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC West 86th Street Subway Art #14 as seen at NYC's West 86th Street stop at Broadway for the uptown 1 train. (This piece was completed in 1989). Artist: Nitza Tufino. Image: GrrlScientist 2008 [larger view]. I…

tags: NYCLife, Manhattan street fair, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC There are so many reasons to love NYC, and surely, the best reason is the street fairs that occur all over Manhattan during the summer. Street fair "season" in NYC runs between Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day weekend.…

tags: northern cardinals, Cardinalis cardinalis, birds, Central Park, Image of the Day You do not have to be a photography expert to notice that the only thing in focus in this image is the green mesh in the foreground and even then you might have to enlarge it to see that it is so. To appreciate…

tags: Birdbooker Report, bird books, natural history books, ecology books "One cannot have too many good bird books" --Ralph Hoffmann, Birds of the Pacific States (1927). Here's this week's issue of the Birdbooker Report by Ian "Birdbooker" Paulsen, which lists ecology, environment, natural…

tags: West 86th street subway art, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC West 86th Street Subway tile mosaic art #13 as seen at NYC's West 86th Street stop at Broadway for the uptown 1 train. (This piece was completed in 1989). Artist: Nitza Tufino. Image: GrrlScientist 2008 [larger…

tags: Harry Potter film, Marcus Belby, Rob Knox, actor People lay flowers at the scene in Sidcup, Kent, where 18-year-old Rob Knox was stabbed to death in a fight early today. The teenager died around 1am in an attack outside the Metro Bar, four other men were also hurt in the fight. Image:…

tags: Sun Conure, Aratinga solstitialis, birds, Image of the Day Last in a series of psittacine images by this photographer (I do have more psittacine images in the queue, but all of them are for lories .. Loriinae). Sun Conure chick, Aratinga solstitialis. Image: John Del Rio. [larger view].

tags: West 86th street subway art, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC West 86th Street Subway tile mosaic art #12 as seen at NYC's West 86th Street stop at Broadway for the uptown 1 train. (This piece was completed in 1989). This piece was also visited by a vandal. Artist: Nitza…

tags: budgerigar, Melopsittacus undulatus, birds, parrots, Image of the Day Third in a series of psittacine images by this photographer. Budgerigar (Budgie), Melopsittacus undulatus. Image: John Del Rio [larger view]. This parrot's scientific name means "song parrot with wavy lines" and its…

tags: blog writing, navel gazing Why do people write blogs? I suppose the reasons underlying this activity are as varied as the writers themselves, but according to an article that was published yesterday, writing a blog might actually be good for your health. As a lifelong compulsive writer, it's…

tags: osprey, fish eagle, Pandion haliaetus, raptors, streaming video This streaming video, courtesy of National Geographic, shows a brief glimpse into the life of the osprey, or fish eagle, Pandion haliaetus. It's amazing to see the size of the trout that these birds catch and carry to their nests…

tags: West 86th street subway art, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC West 86th Street Subway tile mosaic art #11 as seen at NYC's West 86th Street stop at Broadway for the uptown 1 train. (This piece was completed in 1989 and was mounted on 2 July 2006). Artist: Nitza Tufino.…

tags: Oology And Ralph's Talking Eggs, conservation, ornithology, oology, Carrol L. Henderson, book review People's methods for learning about the lives of birds have varied throughout the decades. Today, birders learn about their feathery subjects by using binoculars, telescopes, sound recording…

tags: Red-Vented Cockatoo, Cacatua haematuropygia, birds, Image of the Day Second in a series of psittacine images by this photographer. The Critically Endangered Red-Vented Cockatoo, Cacatua haematuropygia. Image: John Del Rio. [larger view].

tags: osprey, fish eagle, Pandion haliaetus, raptors, streaming video This viral streaming video depicts 10 optical illusions in two minutes, and reveals how they are done. Despite the fact this is made by a company as a form of advertizing, I still think it is interesting to watch [2:16].

tags: West 86th street subway art, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC West 86th Street Subway Art #10 as seen at NYC's West 86th Street stop at Broadway for the uptown 1 train. (This piece was completed in 1989). Artist: Nitza Tufino. Image: GrrlScientist 2008 [larger view]. I…

tags: online books, ornithology, birds, anatomyAvian Anatomy books I have been informed that the previous link for one of the avian anatomy books has been deactivated. I am not surprised by this since my source warned me that this would likely happen. But there is still demand for this book, so I…

tags: pets, insects, beetles, coleoptera, hercules beetle, neptune beetle Male Hercules beetle, Dynastes hercules hercules, from South America. This is a popular pet throughout Asia, especially in Japan. Orphaned image. What constitutes a pet? Different people keep pets for different reasons,…

tags: White-bellied Caique, Pionites leucogaster, birds, Image of the Day First in a series of psittacine images by this photographer. White-bellied parrot (caique), Pionites leucogaster. Image: John Del Rio. [larger view].

tags: Snow, Aldo, Kate DiCamillo, poetry "A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful implanted in the human soul." -- Johann Wolfgang Goethe. I received so many…

tags: GOP, republicans, politics, antidepressants, humor, Comedy Central, streaming video This streaming video by Comedy Central shows you the real reason there are so many antidepressants advertized on TV these days: Republicans: Doughy. White. Happy. [2:38].

tags: West 86th street subway art, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC West 86th Street Subway tile mosaic art #9 as seen at NYC's West 86th Street stop at Broadway for the uptown 1 train. (This piece was completed in 1989). Artist: Nitza Tufino. Image: GrrlScientist 2008 [larger…

tags: online books, ornithology, birds, anatomyAvian Anatomy books A reader of mine sent me the links to two more avian anatomy books that are available for download from FlipDrive. How long these two downloads will last is anyone's guess, though. But I know that my overseas readers, particularly…

tags: peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus, birds, urban birds, image of the day Male peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus, named Eric who lives and breeds in a city in North America. who replaced "Erik", the former resident on his current territory in a city in North America. Image: John P. Baumlin…

tags: Rube Goldberg machine, Cadbury creme egg, Unleash The Goo, Wow, streaming video This streaming video shows a Rube Goldberg machine that is used to squish a Cadbury Creme Egg. It is an entry in Cadbury's "Unleash The Goo" competition, in which entrants must find the most creative way to break…

tags: West 86th street subway art, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC West 86th Street Subway tile mosaic art #8 as seen at NYC's West 86th Street stop at Broadway for the uptown 1 train. (This piece was completed in 1989). Artist: Nitza Tufino. Image: GrrlScientist 2008 [larger…

tags: raccoon, Procyon lotor, mammals, Central Park, Image of the Day Raccoon, Procyon lotor kit (with mother) in Central Park, NYC. Image: Bob Levy, author of Club George [larger]. This image appears here, courtesy of Bob Levy, who writes; A Central Park Raccoon known to her admirers as Raquel…

tags: Birds in the News, BirdNews, ornithology, birds, avian, newsletter Yellow-Throated Laughing Thrush, Garrulax galbanus. Image: John Del Rio. [larger view]. Birds in Science News A team of researchers recently described fossils from two Lower Eocene parrots that were discovered in Denmark.…

tags: mystery insect, name that bug, insects Mystery Bug, as seen in Houston, Texas. Anisomorpha buprestoides, a stick insect that sprays acid from its back, temporarily blinding its assailants. So don't mess with this bug if you value your eyesight! Image Biosparite [larger]. The only…