Hedwig Pöllöläinen
grrlscientist
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January 1, 2008
tags: carnival of the cities, blog carnivals
The special holiday edition of the Carnival of Cities is now available for you to enjoy. They included a contribution from me, too!
January 1, 2008
tags: frog, amphibians, calla lily, National Geographic, Image of the Day
Frog in Calla Lily.
I was out with the camera after a passing thunderstorm. As I was photographing a group of calla lilies, I happened upon this little guy nestled comfortably in one, taking shelter from the rain.
Image:…
January 1, 2008
tags: hunting owls, snowy owl, great gray owl, hawk owl, streaming video
This wonderful streaming video features snowy owls, great gray owls and hawk owls hunting rodents in winter. This video is really interesting because it makes it easy for you to directly compare each species' different hunting…
December 31, 2007
An Allosaurus skeleton in the lobby of AMNH, New Year's Eve, 2007.
Image: GrrlScientist 2007. [Larger view].
As proof that my readers are the bestest of the best, I met one of my long-time readers and her daughter at the American Museum of Natural History today and spent the afternoon with them…
December 31, 2007
tags: Comet McNaught, Great Comet of 2007, Astronomy, NewScientist, Image of the Day
Comet McNaught.
Also known as the Great Comet of 2007, McNaught is the brightest comet for over 40 years and the second brightest since 1935.
Image: Noeleen Lowndes 2007 (NewScientist calendar 2008). [Much larger…
December 31, 2007
tags: Birds in the News, BirdNews, ornithology, birds, avian, newsletter
Gull with Reflection.
California Gull, Larus californicus, with reflection -- Great Salt Lake, Antelope Island Causeway, April 2005.
Image: Dave Rintoul, KSU [really large view]
People Hurting Birds
The bald eagle injured…
December 31, 2007
tags: New Year's Resolutions, birding, field ornithology
This article was just published in the Maryland Ornithological Society's newsletter, the Maryland Yellowthroat. Perhaps you will find it of interest ... or maybe even of some use!
Ten New Year's Resolutions for the Field Birder
by Phil Davis…
December 31, 2007
tags: Planet Earth trailer, BBC, streaming video
How can you not love and want to protect this beautiful, awe-inspiring planet that we live on? [4:42]
December 30, 2007
tags: Harry Potter, JK Rowling, books
Weak moments: JK Rowling may give in to temptation and write an eighth Harry Potter book.
Image: DailyMail.
Wow, the latest news is that JK Rowling might be convinced to write an eighth Harry Potter book, especially in response to her 14-year-old daughter,…
December 30, 2007
tags: Stromatolites, fossils, earth science, NewScientist, Image of the Day
Stromatolites.
These intriguing fossils are a visual portal into the emergence of life and the eventual evolving of life forms from Cambrian to modern times.
Image: Mark Boyle 2007 (NewScientist calendar 2008). [Much…
December 30, 2007
tags: chinese new year, online quiz
I am a DOG? And I am most compatible with a tiger or horse?
You Should Have Been Born Under:
You are totally loyal, faithful, and honest.
However, you don't trust others to be as ethical as you are!
Straight forward and direct, you really aren't one…
December 29, 2007
tags: outback mosaic, Australia, NewScientist, Image of the Day
Outback mosaic.
Australia is the world's driest inhabited continent and has the most variable rainfall.
Image: Carole Tilney 2007 (NewScientist calendar 2008). [Much larger view]
December 29, 2007
tags: online fortune generator, fortune cookie, online game
I found a fortune cookie fortune generator online for you all to play with. I got a weird fortune and I am curious as to what fortune you got.
Your Fortune Is
Support bacteria -- it's the only culture some people have!
The Wacky…
December 28, 2007
tags: blue poison dart frogs, Dendrobates azureus, Dendrobatidae, NewScientist, Image of the Day
Blue Poison Dart Frogs, Dendrobates azureus.
Dendrobates azureus is a species of poison dart frog found in the Sipaliwini District in Suriname of South America.
Image: Gail Shumway/Getty Images 2007…
December 28, 2007
tags: marine fish, benthic fish, new species, streaming video
This is a wonderful streaming video that shows footage of a variety of new species of benthic sea life discovered by a new submersible with a camera -- prepare to be amazed. Includes a nice soundtrack, too [4:52]
December 27, 2007
tags: I and the Bird, blog carnivals
The latest edition of the SheBlog carnival is now available. It is interesting to note that this blog carnival will be the featured blog carnival next week on the blog carnival site (does this make sense?).
December 27, 2007
tags: researchblogging.org, champion racehorses, thoroughbred, genetic correlation, heritability, Equus caballus, nature versus nurture
Seattle Slew (1974-2002), the only undefeated horse to win the Triple Crown (1977).
I have been thinking about a paper that was published last week, that…
December 27, 2007
tags: I and the Bird, blog carnivals
The 65th edition of the birding blog carnival, I and the Bird, is now available for you to enjoy. There's lots of birding tips there, as well as some Christmas Bird Count news, too.
December 27, 2007
tags: Siberian tiger, Amur tiger, Panthera tigris altaica, NewScientist, Image of the Day
Amur (Siberian) tiger, Panthera tigris altaica.
Tigers are most commonly poached for their fur and body parts, which are used in traditional Chinese medicine. It is estimated that in 1991 alone, one-third of…
December 27, 2007
tags: slow motion, streaming video
Have you ever seen the details how a lighter lights up? How a face is deformed after a punch or slap? How a water balloon explodes? How a rocket is fired and how a gun is fired? How an apple, banana, golf ball, concrete slab and other things are shot through with…
December 26, 2007
I am sorry that my writing has slowed, but I am sick right now with a nasty cough. I get this same cough every year at this time (is it bronchitis? or "walking" pneumonia? I have had pneumonia several times so far). This cough hangs on for many weeks, or even months, and makes me exhausted and…
December 26, 2007
tags: Kunjarra Ceremonial Grounds, environment, NewScientist, Image of the Day
Kunjarra Ceremonial Grounds.
This picture shows laminar flow amongst the clouds, as air currents of different density -- generated from distant thunderstorm cells -- collide over the granite boulders.
Image: Barry…
December 26, 2007
tags: peacock, Pavo cristatus, pug, streaming video
This amusing streaming video shows what happens when a peacock and a pug meet -- in the pug's own backyard! [2:23]
December 25, 2007
tags: researchblogging.org, psychology, gift wrapping, wrapping paper, behavior, holidays, holidaze
Besides bright lights, my favorite thing about the holidays is wrapping gifts. I love covering a boxed gift with colored papers (or even with plain brown paper bags), I get tremendous…
December 25, 2007
Orpheus, a male Hawk-headed (red fan) parrot, Deroptyus accipitrinus,
Christmas day 2007.
This is the best picture I've taken of him so far, but unfortunately,
I didn't notice that he had a bit of dried food stuck to the side of
his beak until after I took the picture. Of course, after removing…
December 25, 2007
tags: raccoon, Procyon lotor, mammals, NYC, Central Park, Image of the Day
Female raccoon, Procyon lotor, named "Brownie", who lives in Central Park, NYC.
Image: Bob Levy, author of Club George. [wallpaper size].
This sweet image is a Christmas/New Year's gift from one of my readers and long-…
December 25, 2007
tags: kissing under the mistletoe, holidaze, humor, streaming video
I love christmas, so Merry Christmas. I hope you enjoy your holidays as much as is portrayed in this video! [0:29]
December 24, 2007
tags: Carnival of Christmas, blog carnivals
The 2007 edition of the Carnival of Christmas is now available for you to enjoy. I admit that, even though I am religiously-challenged, I still participated cuz, hey, I love christmas (well, I love any excuse to celebrate, so I love all the holidays)!
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December 24, 2007
tags: christmas tree, holidays, photography
This is the Christmas tree located in my "watering hole", where I will be located this very evening, in fact, hanging out with friends. Unfortunately, I am not sure if I will have free wifi access on Christmas or New Year's days since the public…
December 24, 2007
tags: seedhead on ice, plants, photography, nature, Image of the Day
This is the last image in a series of photos that my friend and long-time reader, Dave Rintoul, took in the aftermath of the recent ice storm that gripped the midwest of the United States. This series began on 20 December.…