Hedwig Pöllöläinen
grrlscientist
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February 25, 2009
tags: Anna's Hummingbird, Calypte anna, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] Probable Anna's Hummingbird, Calypte anna, photographed in Seattle, Washington. "[T]his [bird] has almost a yellow stripe from behind the eyes, down the side of the head and down the back. [A]lso the same…
February 25, 2009
tags: breakdancing fingers, humor, silliness, streaming video
There are lots of breakdancers in NYC. Recently, one group, who breakdances on subway trains while they are running, were documented on the news. But this amusing video documents another unusual technique: breakdancing fingers [1:02]
February 24, 2009
tags: Chambers Street, Park Place, World Trade Center, Oculus, Andrew Ginzel, Kristin Jones, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC
Map of the World, detail (Wallacea).
Stone and glass floor mosaic at Park Place entrance, which connects to this station via a tunnel; also there are…
February 24, 2009
tags: skiing, Saunalahti, Helsinki, Finland, nature, image of the day
Walking on Water.
These crazy people are skiing on the frozen saltwater bay, Saunalahti, western Helsinki, Finland [map].
Image: Bob O'Hara, 22 February 2009 [larger view].
February 24, 2009
tags: ScienceOnline09, Research Triangle, North Carolina Central University, NCCU, Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise, BRITE
Entrance to BRITE.
Image: GrrlScientist, 16 January 2009 [larger view].
One of the many interesting field trips I went on while speaking at…
February 24, 2009
tags: White-tailed Kite, Elanus leucurus, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] White-tailed Kite, Elanus leucurus, photographed in Sacramento, California. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: John del Rio, autumn 2007 [larger view].
More images by this photographer can…
February 24, 2009
tags: her morning elegance, photographic stop-motion movie, streaming video
This video is an absolutely fascinating photographic stop-motion movie featuring photography by Eyal Landesman and music by Oren Lavie -- who says you must have a video camera to make a movie? [3:36]
H/T: Travelgirl.
February 23, 2009
tags: Chambers Street, Park Place, World Trade Center, Oculus, Andrew Ginzel, Kristin Jones, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC
Map of the World, detail 6.
Stone and glass floor mosaic at NYC's Park Place entrance, which connects to the WTC (Chambers Street) station via a tunnel;…
February 23, 2009
tags: Eteläinen Pukkisaari, Saunalahti, Helsinki, Finland, nature, image of the day
Eteläinen Pukkisaari.
This is a very small rock island as photographed from the larger
island, Läntinen Pukkisaari, in western Helsinki, Finland. The tiny
black specs on the white background are people who are…
February 23, 2009
Are you an amateur filmmaker? Are you a scientist, or do you enjoy filming scientists? If so, then the Imagine Science Film Festival 2009 is looking for you! ISFF 2009 seeks narrative films with a scientific or technological theme and story line, or films that have a scientist, engineeer or…
February 23, 2009
tags: Birds in the News, BirdNews, ornithology, birds, avian, newsletter
Rock Wren, Salpinctes obsoletus, in Chaco Canyon.
Image: Dave Rintoul, June 2008 [larger view].
Birds in Science
Scientists fitted tags to wood thrushes and purple martins in the north-east of the US before the birds began…
February 23, 2009
tags: Costa's Hummingbird, Calypte costae, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] Costa's Hummingbird, Calypte costae, photographed in Arizona. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Richard Ditch, 15 May 2008 [larger view].
Date Time Original: 2008:05:15 07:47:40…
February 23, 2009
tags: Snow Geese, Chen caerulescens, Skagit Flats, Fir Island, Seattle, streaming video
This streaming video, by Seattle birder, Doug Plummer, documents the hundreds of thousands of migratory Snow Geese, Chen caerulescens, who winter on the Skagit Flats, a floodplain that is located north of my…
February 22, 2009
tags: Chambers Street, Park Place, World Trade Center, Oculus, Andrew Ginzel, Kristin Jones, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC
Map of the World, detail 5.
Stone and glass floor mosaic at NYC's Park Place entrance, which connects to the WTC (Chambers Street) station via a tunnel;…
February 22, 2009
tags: Seurasaari, nature, Helsinki, Finland, image of the day
Seurasaaresse ("On Society Island" -- Western Helsinki, Finland).
Image: GrrlScientist, 22 February 2009 [larger view].
February 22, 2009
tags: guest blog essay, fishkeeping, aquariums, Celebes Rainbowfish, Celebes Sailfish, Telmatherina ladigesi, pets
Adult male Celebes Rainbowfish (also known as a Celebes Sailfish), Telmatherina ladigesi.
Image: Orphaned. Please contact me so I can award proper attribution. [larger view].
As…
February 22, 2009
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 a wide variety of science, nature and behavior books that…
February 22, 2009
tags: Juvenile Yellow-crowned night-heron, Nycticorax violaceus, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] Juvenile Yellow-crowned night-heron, Nycticorax violaceus, photographed by Crab Road, Surfside, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 12 February…
February 22, 2009
tags: frog jesus, religion, animal behavior, streaming video
Just in time for Sunday! This streaming video documents a nostalgic voyage that takes a darker turn, exploring the naiveté of mankind through the eyes of a young boy. [1:17]
February 21, 2009
tags: Helsingin rautatieasema, Helsinki Central railway station, Helsinki Finland, travel, photography
Near Helsingin rautatieasema (Central Railway Station), Helsinki, Finland.
Image: GrrlScientist, 21 February 2009 [larger view].
I am getting ready to visit the island of Seurasaari, which is…
February 21, 2009
tags: Chambers Street, Park Place, World Trade Center, Oculus, Andrew Ginzel, Kristin Jones, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC
Map of the World, detail 4.
Stone and glass floor mosaic at NYC's Park Place entrance, which connects to the WTC (Chambers Street) station via a tunnel;…
February 21, 2009
tags: Hietaniemi Hautausmaa, Hietaniemi Cemetery, nature, Helsinki, Finland, image of the day
Orthodox portion of Hietaniemi Hautausmaa (Hietaniemi Cemetery).
Image: GrrlScientist, 19 February 2009 [larger view].
February 21, 2009
tags: Red-necked Grebe, Podiceps grisegena, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] Red-necked Grebe, Podiceps grisegena, photographed in Kearny, Arizona. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Richard Ditch, 23 November 2006 [larger view].
Please name at least one field…
February 21, 2009
tags: Octopus, shark, animal behavior, streaming video
What happens when you keep a shark and an octopus in the same aquarium? [2:45]
February 20, 2009
Since I am in lovely Helsinki once again, I'd love to meet anyone here who reads my blog! So I plan to be at Maltainen Monni, on Wednesday, 25 February, at 8pm, (Helsinki time!). Maltainen Monni can be found at Mäkitorpantie 11 in Helsinki [map]. Besides having a large collection of international…
February 20, 2009
tags: Chambers Street, Park Place, World Trade Center, Oculus, Andrew Ginzel, Kristin Jones, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC
Map of the World, detail 3.
Stone and glass floor mosaic at NYC's Park Place entrance, which connects to the WTC (Chambers Street) station via a tunnel;…
February 20, 2009
tags: lichen, fungi, nature, Helsinki, Finland, image of the day
Rock with lichens, Kumpula, Helsinki.
Image: GrrlScientist, 19 February 2009 [larger view].
February 20, 2009
tags: Curve-billed Thrasher, Toxostoma curvirostre, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] Curve-billed Thrasher, Toxostoma curvirostre, photographed in Starr County Park, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 5 April 2008 [larger view].
Nikon D200…
February 20, 2009
tags: Rise and Fall of the Nazi Dinosaurs, humor, silly, web 2.0, streaming video
This streaming video is both silly and interesting. Created in just five days with a budget of $20 (obviously, none of the actors were provided with health insurance, which seems wrong), it gives you a glimpse into…
February 19, 2009
tags: global warming, climate change, birds, ornithology, Audubon Society, webcast
The idea that global warming is not just about polar bears in the Arctic, but also about American Robins in our own backyards has captured people's attention. Nearly 60% of the 305 species found in North America…