Photography
grrlscientist | January 11, 2010tags: King Bird of Paradise, Cicinnurus regius, Red-Capped Manakin, Yellow-Thighed Manakin, Pipra mentalis, courtship displays, behaviors, birds, ornithology, Kim Bostwick, streaming video
I recently showed you the oddly shaped iridescent tail plume from a King Bird of Paradise as the daily mystery bird, now watch this video to see how the birds use these plumes in courtship displays.
laelaps | January 11, 2010
An eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina), photographed at Cape Henlopen State Park, Delaware.
grrlscientist | January 11, 2010tags: Pieni Saari, Helsinki, Finland, nature, image of the day
Pieni Saari (Tiny island).
Photographed from the ferry on the way to Soumenlinna.
Helsinki, Finland.
Image: GrrlScientist, 19 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
You can just barely see a large ocean-going Silja line vessel in the right side of the picture that was taller than the island when it floated by a few moments after I snapped this picture.
Unfortunately, you can see the reflection of the ferry in the window glass that I was photographing through. Bummer.
grrlscientist | January 11, 2010tags: birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] photographed in Pagosa Springs, Colorado. Wingspan estimated to be about 50 ± 5 cm. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours]
Image: FinchWench, 2 January 2010 [larger view].
Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification.
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laelaps | January 10, 2010
Zeff the Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica), photographed at the Bronx Zoo.
grrlscientist | January 10, 2010tags: Purjelaivaravintola, Helsinki, Finland, nature, image of the day
Purjelaivaravintola (Sailboat Restaurant).
Photographed from the ferry on the way to Soumenlinna.
Helsinki, Finland.
Image: GrrlScientist, 19 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
As far as I know, this is a fully functional sailboat that travels from one port to another, where it sets up as a restaurant for awhile, before moving on.
Unfortunately, you can see the reflection of the ferry in the window glass that I was photographing through. Bummer.
grrlscientist | January 10, 2010tags: Great Argus Pheasant, Great Argus, Phoenix, Argusianus argus, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] Great Argus Pheasant, also known as the Great Argus or the Phoenix, Argusianus argus, endemic to Malaya, Sumatra, and Borneo. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours]
Image: John del Rio, 2009 [larger view].
More images by this photographer can be seen on the front page and in the gallery.
Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/800s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400.
Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification.
The scientific…
grrlscientist | January 9, 2010tags: Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland, nature, image of the day
Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland.
Image: GrrlScientist, 19 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
Suomenlinna is one of my two favorite haunts in Helsinki. Suomenlinna is an island fortress was built from stone by the Swedes to protect Finland (which was a part of Sweden in the 1700s) from invasion by sea.
grrlscientist | January 9, 2010tags: King Bird of Paradise, Cicinnurus regius, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] King Bird of Paradise, Cicinnurus regius, photographed in the Mount Bosavi volcano, a collapsed cone of an extinct volcano on the Kikori River Basin/Great Papuan Plateau, Southern Highlands province, Papua New Guinea. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours]
Image: Ulla Lohmann [larger view].
Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification.
What is the picture showing? What part of the bird is this? Once you've figured out the answer to those questions, you are…
laelaps | January 9, 2010
A female mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), photographed in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.
grrlscientist | January 8, 2010tags: Olive Sparrow, Arremonops rufivirgatus, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] Olive Sparrow, Arremonops rufivirgatus, photographed in the Hazel Bazemore County Park, Corpus Christi, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours]
Image: Amy Shutt, 23 November 2009 [larger view].
Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification.
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laelaps | January 8, 2010
A gull in the process of taking off. Photographed at Spring Lake, New Jersey.
grrlscientist | January 7, 2010tags: MyZeil Einkaufszentrum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Expat Life, Frankfurt through my eye, photography, image of the day
Weihnachten in MyZeil Einkaufszentrum.
MyZeil Einkaufszentrum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Image: GrrlScientist, 29 December 2009 [larger view].
I love this photographing shopping center because it is so architecturally interesting. I plan to return often to snap more photographs to share with you.
grrlscientist | January 7, 2010tags: Ladder-Backed Woodpecker, Picoides scalaris , birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] Ladder-Backed Woodpecker, Picoides scalaris , photographed on the Katy Prairie, Houston, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours]
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 1 January 2010 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/400s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400.
Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification.
Review all mystery birds to date.
laelaps | January 6, 2010
Lichen Moss growing on a tree at a turnout near Tower Falls in Yellowstone National Park. (Many thanks for the correction! Shows how much I know about plants...)
bioephemera | January 6, 2010
Boston's fatorangecat studio has a wonderful blog where photographer Li Ward posts some of her most spontaneous work (like the time her furry subject got all tangled up with Cameron Diaz). Ranging from the absurd to the poignant, Li's photos capture what we love best about our pets. (I'm pretty sure the cats above are plotting our demise as a species for subjecting them to years of heinous indignity.)
I'm a kitten person, not a puppy person, but these photos are adorable!
Perhaps the most poignant of all Li's work is this candid shot of Kepler, an aging Weimeraner:
Looking at this photo…
grrlscientist | January 6, 2010tags: MyZeil Einkaufszentrum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Expat Life, Frankfurt through my eye, photography, image of the day
Weihnachten in MyZeil Einkaufszentrum.
MyZeil Einkaufszentrum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Image: GrrlScientist, 29 December 2009 [larger view].
I love this photographing shopping center because it is so architecturally interesting. I plan to return often to snap more photographs to share with you.
grrlscientist | January 6, 2010tags: Chipping Sparrow, Spizella passerina, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] Chipping Sparrow, Spizella passerina, photographed at Illinois Beach State Park, Lake County, Illinois. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours]
Image: Janice Sweet, 20 October 2009 [larger view].
Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification.
Review all mystery birds to date.