Hedwig Pöllöläinen
grrlscientist
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March 29, 2008
tags: American bison, Bos bison, mammals, animals, photography, image of the day
American bison bull.
Image: Dave Rintoul, KSU [wallpaper size].
March 29, 2008
tags: biology, zoology, lost cat, humor, funny, college life
The poster says;
Cat Found!!!
Black + tan with grey
male
no collar
not very friendly, I think he might be scared
not housebroken either :(
found on Sunset Blvd
And they show two pictures of an opossum. (That's a marsupial…
March 29, 2008
tags: Name that Robot, online quiz, fun and games
I know you all have suspected this, but now you finally have confirmation that it's true; I am not a robot geek!
I correctly named three robots (or maybe four, but that would have been an accident, I assure you). Wow!
March 28, 2008
tags: Odonata, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife
A dragonfly species (but which one?)
as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the West 77th street entrance to the NYC subway stop (A-B-C)
at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash).
Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size…
March 28, 2008
tags: blog carnivals, carnival+of+cities
I know I am a little late with this, but the 26th March edition of the Carnival of Cities is now available for you to enjoy. They link to a piece that I was especially proud of, so be sure to go there and support the carnival!
March 28, 2008
tags: Sioux stew, recipes, food, Manhattan, Kansas, bison meat
For those of you who might be worried that I am not eating properly, I just thought I'd show you an example of the home-made cuisine I get to eat every day;
Sioux Stew (made with ground bison meat),
without any garnish (I added dried…
March 28, 2008
tags: American bison, Bos bison, Konza Prairie, Manhattan, Kansas, nature, Image of the Day
Portrait of an adult female bison, Bos bison,
on the Konza Prairie, near Manhattan Kansas. March 2008.
Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [larger view].
March 28, 2008
tags: LBJ Journal, avian life: literary arts, nature, poetry, birds, birding
I have no connection whatsoever to this new journal, but my friend, professor of poetry at KSU, Elizabeth Dodd, told me about it last night, and I am very very excited about it.
There is a new biannual journal that is…
March 28, 2008
tags: Cheesus, humor, punny, satire, streaming video
According to this video, Cheesus was churned by a simple carpenter and his wife who was a virgin. Wow! [3:38].
oops. I meant to show you this video [0:51];
March 27, 2008
tags: blog carnivals, Carnival of Australia
The 26 March edition of the Carnival of Australia blog carnival is now available for you to enjoy. They link to a Birdie story that I wrote even though, technically, New Zealand birds are not Australian (but they sure are closely related to the Aussie…
March 27, 2008
tags: blog carnivals, Just Write blog carnival
The 21st March edition of the Just Write blog carnival is now available for you to enjoy. They link to a piece that I wrote, so of course, I am a happy camper.
March 27, 2008
tags: blog carnivals, Bad Kitty Cat Festival of Chaos
The 37th edition of the Bad Kitty Cat Festival of Chaos is now available for you to enjoy. And, of course, they featured something I sent in, too!
March 27, 2008
tags: Orthoptera, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife
A locust/grasshopper species (but which one?)
as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the West 77th street entrance to the NYC subway stop (A-B-C)
at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash).
Image: GrrlScientist 2008. […
March 27, 2008
Portrait of a male Greater Prairie-Chicken, Tympanuchus cupido.
Image: Dave Rintoul, KSU. 2007.
This morning, I had the great privilege to watch male Greater Prairie-chickens, Tympanuchus cupido pinnatus, perform on a lek site located on the Konza Prairie in Kansas, along with Dave Rintoul's…
March 27, 2008
tags: stone, Konza Prairie, Manhattan, Kansas, nature, Image of the Day
Stone surrounded by mostly native vegetation
with natural spring water flowing over it
on the Konza Prairie, near Manhattan Kansas. March 2008.
Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [larger view].
March 27, 2008
tags: playing fetch, cute dog, pets, streaming video
This is the funniest video of a cute dog that plays fetch all by himself! You've got to see how he does it! [2:09].
March 26, 2008
tags: aves, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife
A hummingbird species
as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the West 77th street entrance to the NYC subway stop (A-B-C)
at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash).
Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size].
Read more about…
March 26, 2008
tags: photoessay, Konza Prairie, Manhattan, Kansas, nature
I know you all are wondering what happened to me since I have been so quiet today, and the truth is that I am doing all sorts of amazingly fun things as long as possible until my broken wing makes me exhausted from ignoring the pain. At the…
March 26, 2008
tags: tree, Konza Prairie, Manhattan, Kansas, nature, Image of the Day
Trunk from what is probably a Black Locust, Robinia pseudoacacia,
colonized by a community of crustose lichens [study]
on the Konza Prairie, near Manhattan Kansas. March 2008.
Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [larger view].
March 26, 2008
tags: liger, hybrid big cat, streaming video
This streaming video shows the liger -- a hybrid between a male lion and a female tiger. This animal grows to be much larger than either parent. Interestingly, the tigon -- a hybrid between a male tiger and female lion is usually smaller than either…
March 25, 2008
tags: Diplopoda, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife
I think this is a millipede species (but which one?)
as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the West 77th street entrance to the NYC subway stop (A-B-C)
at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash).
Image: GrrlScientist 2008…
March 25, 2008
I made it! After a day spent sitting in a variety of places (planes, trains and automobiles). I am already having a good time, watching my host, Dave, who is armed with a sling-shot being outwitted by two red squirrels who were stealing seeds and suet from his backyard birdfeeders. I have already…
March 25, 2008
tags: birds, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Sitta canadensis, ornithology, Image of the Day
Red-breasted Nuthatch, Sitta canadensis.
Image: Dave Rintoul, KSU. [larger view].
By the time this image pops up, I will be meeting my hosts, Dave and Elizabeth, at the Kansas City, MO, airport. I'll probably be…
March 25, 2008
tags: spider, web building, mind-altering drugs, streaming video
This streaming video documents that spiders web-building abilities are affected by exposure to mind-altering drugs, like weed, as demonstrated by in 1960 Dr. Peter Witt. [1:49].
March 24, 2008
tags: arachnida, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife
Spider species (but which one?)
as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the West 77th street entrance to the NYC subway stop (A-B-C)
at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash).
Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size].…
March 24, 2008
I thought I'd mention that I have been invited by SEED to an event in my beloved NYC; The MIND08 Symposium which is held all day on 4 April. This symposium is co-hosted by one of my favorite art museums in the world, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and is held at the Parsons New School for…
March 24, 2008
tags: birds, Eastern Phoebe, Sayornis phoebe, ornithology, Image of the Day
Eastern Phoebe, Sayornis phoebe.
Image: Dave Rintoul, KSU. [larger view].
With any luck, by the time you are looking at this image, I will have finished running around the city trying to get last minute tasks completed,…
March 24, 2008
tags: Birds in the News, BirdNews, ornithology, birds, avian, newsletter
Wilson's snipe, Gallinago delicata. It is a little unusual to see a shorebird off the the ground, but this fellow decided he needed a higher perch to take in some of the scenery.
Image: Jerry Kram. [larger size].
Birds in…
March 24, 2008
tags: christian gene, humor, satire, streaming video
Gay scientists have isolated the gene they believe makes people Christian. [1:15].
March 23, 2008
tags: Hymenoptera, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife
Hornet/wasp species (but which one?)
as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the West 77th street entrance to the NYC subway stop (A-B-C)
at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash).
Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper…