image of the day
grrlscientist | February 3, 2008tags: birds, House Sparrow, English Sparrow, Passer domesticus, ornithology, Image of the Day
"Don't think we're ungrateful. We really do appreciate the free cold buffet
but just once couldn't you serve hot hors d'oeuvres?"
Image: Bob Levy, author of Club George. [larger size].
grrlscientist | February 2, 2008tags: birds, Bismarck Kingfisher, Alcedo websteri, ornithology, Image of the Day
Bismarck Kingfisher, Alcedo websteri,
a specialist of lowland forest streams has lost a fifth of its habitat during the previous ten years.
Image: Nik Borrow.
grrlscientist | February 1, 2008tags: birds, Northern Bald Ibis, Geronticus eremita, ornithology, Image of the Day
One of the tagged Northern Bald Ibis, Geronticus eremita,
helping to elucidate the migration routes of this species.
Image: Cagan Sekercioglu.
grrlscientist | January 31, 2008tags: birds, White-necked Picathartes, Picathartes gymnocephalus, ornithology, Image of the Day
White-necked Picathartes, Picathartes gymnocephalus:
one of the species to benefit from Gola Forest being declared a national park.
Image: Jason D Weckstein, Ben D Marks/NCRC.
grrlscientist | January 30, 2008tags: birds, Atlantic+Puffin, Fratercula arctica, ornithology, Image of the Day
Atlantic Puffin, Fratercula arctica,
was one of the species badly hit by the Erika oil disaster,
which killed about 72,000 birds.
Image: RSPB.
grrlscientist | January 29, 2008tags: birds, Black Grouse, Tetrao tetrix, ornithology, Image of the Day
Data in the climatic atlas show that the distribution of the Black Grouse, Tetrao tetrix,
is likely to be affected by climate change
Image: Chris Gomersall/RSPB Images.
grrlscientist | January 28, 2008tags: turtle pond, reflection, NYC, Central Park, Image of the Day
Reflection on Turtle Pond, Central Park, NYC.
One of my series in "Monet Made Easy."
Image: Bob Levy, author of Club George. [larger size].
grrlscientist | January 27, 2008tags: seedhead on ice, plants, photography, nature, Image of the Day
Seedhead on Ice (Ice Storm, 2007)
Image: Dave Rintoul, KSU [larger view]
Go here to see more of Dave's ice storm photography.
grrlscientist | January 26, 2008tags: coral reef, marine life, endangered species, Image of the Day
Seventeen countries have marked 2008 as the International Year of the Reef, a worldwide campaign to raise awareness about the importance of coral reefs and to motivate action to protect them.
Image: S. Zumbrunn, Conservation International. [larger size].
grrlscientist | January 24, 2008tags: American robin, Turdus migratorius, birds, NYC, Central Park, Image of the Day
American robin, Turdus migratorius, among berries.
Image: Bob Levy, author of Club George. [larger size].
The photographer writes: A surprising number of people assume that all American Robins migrate south for the winter. We've all heard the expression suggesting that winter is over when we see the "first robin of Spring" when in fact a portion of the species remains with us all winter long. In Central Park, for example, every winter I find about two dozen robins foraging along the southern and western…
grrlscientist | January 23, 2008tags: Laysan Duck, Anas laysanensis, endangered species, birds, conservation, Image of the Day
The critically endangered Laysan Duck, Anas laysanensis, has had a very successful 2007 breeding season, say US Wildlife Biologists. Population numbers have quadrupled since 42 individuals were moved across the Pacific and released at the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in the US in 2004.
Image: JH Breedan, Rare Birds Yearbook [larger size].
grrlscientist | January 22, 2008tags: Pale Male, red-tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis, birds, NYC, Central Park, Image of the Day
Pale Male, a pale-morph red-tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis, a few seasons ago as he appeared in the book, Club George.
Image: Bob Levy, author of Club George. [larger size].
I don't have a photo to show the actual event but I had a startling sighting in the park yesterday. Long story short: I whistled to attract one of "my" Northern Cardinal regulars but a group of eight White-throated Sparrows raced toward me instead. I thought it was neat that they had learned to recognize my sound the way…
grrlscientist | January 21, 2008tags: bird tornado, flock of birds, birds, Image of the Day
Bird Tornado.
Image: Nuray Gonulalan.
This image has been receiving a fair amount of attention and discussion this past week (most people think it is photoshopped, for example), so I thought I'd post it here and share it with you. What do you think; is this the result of photoshop?
grrlscientist | January 20, 2008tags: 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].
Two viewers of my images let me know that they do not share my enthusiasm for raccoons. Gee. Some folks have had bad experiences that have shaped their strong opinions. One, for example, went so far to suggest that blazing flame-throwers should be pointed in their direction. The other shares a similar though less overtly hostile sentiment. I sympathize and understand the motives…
grrlscientist | January 18, 2008tags: red-winged blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, birds, Image of the Day
Female red-winged blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus.
Lady Hernshead stands on the rim of her nest but seemed at that moment to be more interested in what I was doing than in tending to Little Hernshead.
Image: Bob Levy, author of Club George. [wallpaper size].
grrlscientist | January 17, 2008tags: Harris's Sparrow, Zonotrichia querula, birds, Image of the Day
Harris's Sparrow, Zonotrichia querula, in winter.
Image: Dave Rintoul, KSU [wallpaper size].
grrlscientist | January 16, 2008tags: black-bellied plover, grey plover, Pluvialis squatarola, birds, Image of the Day
Black-bellied (grey) plover, Pluvialis squatarola.
The photographer, a friend of mine, sent this image to me. This image was taken on a Florida trip a couple years ago when a Black-bellied Plover walked up to him while he was sitting on a beach. Luckily, he had his 180 lens on and was able to get this shot.
Image: Jim Rosso [larger view].
grrlscientist | January 14, 2008tags: Northern bald ibis, Geronticus eremita, birds, Image of the Day
Northern bald ibises, Geronticus eremita,
the Middle East's rarest bird, were seen last month in the Jordan Valley
for the first time in 13 years, and in Djibouti, east Africa, for the first
time ever. Scientists are hopeful that numbers are not as low as
originally feared.
Image: MAAR [larger view].
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: 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].