grrlscientist | March 29, 2008tags: American bison, Bos bison, mammals, animals, photography, image of the day
American bison bull.
Image: Dave Rintoul, KSU [wallpaper size].
grrlscientist | March 29, 2008tags: 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 for the zoologically challenged).
grrlscientist | March 29, 2008tags: 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!
grrlscientist | March 28, 2008tags: 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].
Read more about the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.
grrlscientist | March 28, 2008tags: 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!
grrlscientist | March 28, 2008tags: 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 blueberries and shredded cheddar cheese
after I snapped this picture).
Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [larger view].
The recipe is below the fold;
Sioux Stew
courtesy of Elizabeth Dodd.
1.5-2lbs ground bison meat
2c diced onions
garlic, minced
3 cans diced tomatoes
1 can chicken broth
3 Bell peppers (…
grrlscientist | March 28, 2008tags: 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].
grrlscientist | March 28, 2008tags: 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 dedicated to birds and creative writing, The LBJ: Avian Life, Literary Arts. Those of you who are birders will recognize the title of this new journal, LBJ, as the birders' acronym for "little brown job" -- a name applied to that group of small brown birds that move quickly and are difficult to…
grrlscientist | March 28, 2008tags: 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];
grrlscientist | March 27, 2008tags: 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 birds).
grrlscientist | March 27, 2008tags: 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.
grrlscientist | March 27, 2008tags: 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!
grrlscientist | March 27, 2008tags: 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. [wallpaper size].
Read more about the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.
grrlscientist | 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 ornithology class. Not only was this the first time I'd seen lekking behavior for this species, but this was the first time I'd ever seen this species in the wild.
To do this, I crawled out of bed at 430am, so I had enough time to comb the tangles out of my hair (I learned that all hair conditioners…
grrlscientist | March 27, 2008tags: 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].
grrlscientist | March 27, 2008tags: 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].
grrlscientist | March 26, 2008tags: 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 the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.
grrlscientist | March 26, 2008tags: 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 moment, I am sitting in my very own office (!!) next to Dave Rintoul's in the biology department at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas. (It might interest you to know that this office is much larger than the first apartment I rented in the other Manhattan). I am uploading something close…
grrlscientist | March 26, 2008tags: 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].
grrlscientist | March 26, 2008tags: 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 parent. [2:00].