grrlscientist | January 13, 2008tags: red-winged blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, birds, NYC, Central Park, Image of the Day
My good friend, the published author Bob Levy, has sent me eight images that document the lives of a little family of red-winged blackbirds living in Central Park, NYC. These images will appear as the Image of the Day beginning on the 6th of January and ending today.
Fledgling Red-winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, Central Park, NYC.
Little Hernshead in the nest bush.
Image: Bob Levy, author of Club George. [wallpaper size].
grrlscientist | January 12, 2008tags: photography, Lincoln Center, NYC, NYCLife
As you have probably guessed, looking at my pictures, I really love night photography, and NYC is so photogenic by night, too. But I still have not managed to translate the image that I see in my mind into an image that you can see on my blog, but I am experimenting with my camera in the hope that one day, I shall finally capture that exquisite picture to share with all of you.
NYC Night Sky #2, Lincoln Center, NYC.
Image: GrrlScientist 2008 [wallpaper size].
grrlscientist | January 12, 2008tags: photography, Lincoln Center, NYC, NYCLife
As you have probably guessed by looking at my pictures, I really love night photography, and NYC is so photogenic by night that I can't resist her charms. But I still have not managed to translate the image that I see in my mind into an image that you can see on my blog, but I am experimenting with my camera in the hope that one day, I shall finally capture that exquisite quintessential picture to share with all of you.
NYC Night Sky #1, Lincoln Center, NYC.
Image: GrrlScientist 2008 [wallpaper size].
grrlscientist | January 12, 2008tags: subway art, reptile, AMNH, American Musuem of Natural History, NYCLife, NYC
A tuatara, Sphenodon punctatus (left), and
panther chameleon, Furcifer pardalis (right),
as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown 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 | January 12, 2008tags: Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze?, New Scientist, book review, science, trivia
Anyone who has ever claimed that science is boring has never spent any time talking with a scientist. However, some people have done so, and in the process, they ask lots of interesting questions such as; Why don't birds fall off their perches when they are asleep? How do you make transparent ice cubes like those in Scotch advertisements? What time is it at the North Pole? Why are traffic signals arranged red over amber over green whereas railroad signals are arranged green over amber over red? If you have…
grrlscientist | January 12, 2008tags: red-winged blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, birds, NYC, Central Park, Image of the Day
My good friend, the published author Bob Levy, has sent me eight images that document the lives of a little family of red-winged blackbirds living in Central Park, NYC. These images will appear as the Image of the Day beginning on the 6th of January and running through the 13th of January.
Fledgling Red-winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, Central Park, NYC.
Little Hernshead following Lady Hernshead into the nest bush.
Image: Bob Levy, author of Club George. [wallpaper size].
grrlscientist | January 12, 2008tags: photography, Lincoln Center, NYC, NYCLife
One day (but not today), I shall capture the perfect image of this lovely city.
Map of the World.
Unisphere, Lincoln Center, NYC.
You can see trees in Central Park in the background.
Image: GrrlScientist 2008 [wallpaper size].
grrlscientist | January 12, 2008tags: photography, Lincoln Center, NYC, NYCLife
One day (but not today), I shall capture the perfect image of this lovely city.
NYC Sky #4, Lincoln Center, NYC.
Image: GrrlScientist 2008 [wallpaper size].
grrlscientist | January 12, 2008tags: photography, Lincoln Center, NYC, NYCLife
One day (but not today), I shall capture the perfect image of this lovely city.
NYC Sky #2, Lincoln Center, NYC.
Image: GrrlScientist 2008 [wallpaper size].
I think this image's power would be improved with some cropping.
grrlscientist | January 12, 2008tags: photography, Lincoln Center, NYC, NYCLife
One day (but not today), I shall capture the perfect image of this lovely city.
NYC Sky #1, Lincoln Center, NYC.
Picture taken while standing in front of the Time Warner Building
in the Lincoln Square roundabout
across the street from the southwest end of Central Park.
Image: GrrlScientist 2008 [wallpaper size].
The weather in NYC has been quite reasonable today, so I began to play with my camera, as you can see from the series of images I am posting for you to see. The weatherman says we can expect snow the day after tomorrow, so I am…
grrlscientist | January 11, 2008tags: Friday Ark, blog carnivals
The 173rd edition of the Friday Ark is now available. If you like looking at photographs of animals, then this is the place to go!
grrlscientist | January 11, 2008tags: double vision, humor, visual humor
Mike Huckabee, presidential candidate for the Religious Wingnut Party.
Image: AZRainman
After looking at this image, I feel sick now, in more ways than one, in fact.
There's more where this came from, too.
grrlscientist | January 11, 2008tags: subway art, basilisk, AMNH, American Musuem of Natural History, NYCLife, NYC
A common basilisk, Basiliscus basiliscus, with the shadow
of Velociraptor spp. in the background,
as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown 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 | January 11, 2008tags: behavior, environmental enrichment, giant Pacific octopus, Octopus dofleini, cephalopod, animal intelligence
Louis, the giant pacific octopus, Octopus dofleini, cuddles his Mr Potato Head.
The 1.8meter-wide (6 foot) animal is so attached to Mr Potato Head that he
becomes aggressive when aquarium staff try to remove it from his tank.
Image: Apex.
Who would have thought that Mr Potato Head would turn out to be such a charmer? Certainly not I, but this morning, I unexpectedly ran across a news story about a giant Pacific octopus, Octopus dofleini, that lives in an aquarium in the UK.…
grrlscientist | January 11, 2008tags: red-winged blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, birds, NYC, Central Park, Image of the Day
My good friend, the published author Bob Levy, has sent me eight images that document the lives of a little family of red-winged blackbirds living in Central Park, NYC. These images will appear as the Image of the Day beginning on the 6th of January and running through the 13th of January.
Fledgling Red-winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, Central Park, NYC.
Little Hernshead closes in on a roosting spot.
Image: Bob Levy, author of Club George. [wallpaper size].
grrlscientist | January 11, 2008tags: ScienceDebate2008, Science Friday, Ira Flatow, National Public Radio, NPR, podcast
Remember how we have been lobbying for a presidential debate that specifically focuses on each candidate's planned policies regarding science and technology? And remember how things were picking up momentum fairly rapidly in the main stream media? Well, now National Public Radio's Science Friday with Ira Flatow is hosting a one hour call-in discussion regarding this very topic! [free podcast]. This show is being broadcast TODAY at 2pm EST, so be sure to call them in support of ScienceDebate2008! If you…
grrlscientist | January 11, 2008tags: academe, Michael Berube, blogging, streaming video
Michael Berube says that an academic who blogs is contributing to the demise of Western culture. *cough* *cough* Oookay .. what do you think? [1:37]
I think the guy is full of shit, but one could claim that I am biased -- somewhat.
grrlscientist | January 10, 2008tags: I and the Bird, blog carnivals
The 66th edition of I and the Bird blog carnival is now available for you to enjoy. This issue takes the form of a play written by Oscar Wildlife.
grrlscientist | January 10, 2008tags: Manhattan skyline, photography, NYCLife, NYC
A view of eastern Manhattan from a condo on the thirtieth floor on the Upper West Side (ISO, no zoom, no flash). While I was here, I watched a peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus, repeatedly bomb-dive Pale Male, the famous red-tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis, as he soared past the buildings over the southern end of Central Park. Unfortunately, my camera was unable to capture this drama as it unfolded.
Image: GrrlScientist 2008 [wallpaper size].
This would have been a much better picture if I could magically make the radiator and window seam…
grrlscientist | January 10, 2008tags: red-winged blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, birds, NYC, Central Park, Image of the Day
My good friend, the published author Bob Levy, has sent me eight images that document the lives of a little family of red-winged blackbirds living in Central Park, NYC. These images will appear as the Image of the Day beginning on the 6th of January and running through the 13th of January.
Fledgling Red-winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, Central Park, NYC.
Little Hernshead prepares to cross the water to earn a big bug dinner.
Image: Bob Levy, author of Club George. [wallpaper size].