Pictures
grrlscientist | July 11, 2008tags: Long-billed Curlew, Numenius americanus, birds, nature, Image of the Day
Long-billed curlew, Numenius americanus, stretching, at Bolivar Flats, Texas. This bird is in breeding plumage.
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 2 July 2008 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/1000s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400.
grrlscientist | July 10, 2008tags: Long-billed Curlew, Numenius americanus, birds, nature, Image of the Day
Compare this species to the two previous images of the day. The long-billed curlew is a larger relative of the whimbrel.
Long-billed Curlew, Numenius americanus at Bolivar Flats, Texas.
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 2 July 2008 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/500s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400.
grrlscientist | July 9, 2008tags: Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus, birds, nature, Image of the Day
Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus at Bolivar Flats, Texas.
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 2 July 2008 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/1000s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400.
grrlscientist | July 8, 2008tags: Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus, birds, nature, Image of the Day
I love shorebirds, and I miss seeing them every year. Besides being beautiful to look at and fascinating to watch, shorebirds remind me of my travels to Japan, where I saw 17 new species of birds (all shorebirds, and all in breeding plumage) in ONE DAY! Needless to say, I nearly died from joy on that particular day. When I lived in Seattle, I also spent a tremendous amount of time birding at a variety of shorelines from British Columbia all the way down through California, and I also regularly visited several migrating long-…
grrlscientist | July 7, 2008tags: Eastern Kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus, birds, nature, Image of the Day
Eyes on the Prize.
Eastern Kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus, eyes a butterfly.
Image: Dave Rintoul, July 2008 [larger view].
grrlscientist | July 1, 2008tags: Green-naped Rainbow lory, Trichoglossus haematodus haematodus, birds, Image of the Day
Last in a series of ten images of lories by this photographer.
A playful group of green-naped subspecies of the Rainbow lory, Trichoglossus haematodus haematodus. There are 15 subspecies of rainbow lories occurring throughout the islands of the south Pacific Ocean. This subspecies is primarily found along the east coast of Australia.
Image: John Del Rio [larger view].
grrlscientist | June 29, 2008tags: Moluccan Lory, Red Lory, Eos bornea, birds, Image of the Day
Seventh in a series of images of lories by this photographer.
Red Lory, also known as the Moluccan Lory, Eos bornea.
There are two subspecies on several closely clustered islands in Indonesia's Moluccas.
Image: John Del Rio [larger view].
grrlscientist | June 28, 2008tags: yellow-backed Chattering lory, yellow-backed scarlet lory, Lorius garrulus flavopalliatus, birds, Image of the Day
This image depicts another of the parrot species that I bred and raised when I lived in Seattle, and that I researched before my NYC postdoctoral fellowship ended. How I miss my lories!
Sixth in a series of images of lories by this photographer.
Yellow-backed subspecies of the Chattering Lory, Lorius garrulus flavopalliatus. This subspecies, distinguished from the nominate race by the yellow patch on its back, is found on the Indonesian island of Maluku. It is…
grrlscientist | June 27, 2008tags: Chattering lory, scarlet lory, Lorius garrulus, birds, Image of the Day
This image depicts another of the parrot species that I bred and raised when I lived in Seattle, and that I researched before my NYC postdoctoral fellowship ended. How I miss my lories!
Fifth in a series of images of lories by this photographer.
Profile of a Chattering Lory, Lorius garrulus. Two subspecies are formally recognized and are found on nearby islands in Indonesia.
Image: John Del Rio [larger view].
grrlscientist | June 26, 2008tags: Brown lory, Duyvenbode's lory, Chalcopsitta duivenbodei, birds, Image of the Day
This image depicts another of the parrot species that I bred and raised when I lived in Seattle, and that I researched before my NYC postdoctoral fellowship ended. The best friend I ever had was duyvenbode's lory, in fact. How I miss my lories!
Fourth in a series of images of lories by this photographer.
Brown Lory, also known as the Duyvenbode's Lory, Chalcopsitta duivenbodei. This species is endemic to the island of New Guinea.
Image: John Del Rio [larger view].
grrlscientist | June 25, 2008tags: Chattering lory, scarlet lory, Lorius garrulus, birds, Image of the Day
This image depicts another of the parrot species that I bred and raised when I lived in Seattle, and that I researched before my NYC postdoctoral fellowship ended. How I miss my lories!
Third in a series of images of lories by this photographer.
ABSTRACT: Chattering Lory, sometimes known as the Scarlet Lory, Lorius garrulus.
Image: John Del Rio [larger view].
grrlscientist | June 24, 2008tags: Dusky lory, Pseudeos fuscata, birds, Image of the Day
This image depicts one of the parrot species that I bred and raised when I lived in Seattle, and that I researched before my NYC postdoctoral fellowship ended. How I miss my lories!
Second in a series of images of lories by this photographer.
Orange phase Dusky Lory, Pseudeos fuscata.
Image: John Del Rio. [larger view].
grrlscientist | May 28, 2008tags: Grey-bellied Tragopan, Tragopan blythii, birds, Image of the Day
First in a series of non-passerine images by this photographer.
Blyth's Tragopan, Tragopan blythii, also known as the Grey-bellied Tragopan.
Image: John Del Rio. [larger view].
Tragopans comprise a genus within the avian order, Phasianidae -- the pheasants.
grrlscientist | May 24, 2008tags: Sun Conure, Aratinga solstitialis, birds, Image of the Day
Last in a series of psittacine images by this photographer (I do have more psittacine images in the queue, but all of them are for lories .. Loriinae).
Sun Conure chick, Aratinga solstitialis.
Image: John Del Rio. [larger view].
grrlscientist | May 23, 2008tags: budgerigar, Melopsittacus undulatus, birds, parrots, Image of the Day
Third in a series of psittacine images by this photographer.
Budgerigar (Budgie), Melopsittacus undulatus.
Image: John Del Rio [larger view].
This parrot's scientific name means "song parrot with wavy lines" and its aboriginal name was close to "budgerigar" meaning "good eating" -- they consumed these small parrots as snacks!
The bird in the above picture is a blue morph of this species. The wild-type coloring for Budgerigars is green. A blue bird results in those individuals that cannot manufacture yellow pigment…
grrlscientist | May 22, 2008tags: Red-Vented Cockatoo, Cacatua haematuropygia, birds, Image of the Day
Second in a series of psittacine images by this photographer.
The Critically Endangered Red-Vented Cockatoo, Cacatua haematuropygia.
Image: John Del Rio. [larger view].
grrlscientist | May 21, 2008tags: White-bellied Caique, Pionites leucogaster, birds, Image of the Day
First in a series of psittacine images by this photographer.
White-bellied parrot (caique), Pionites leucogaster.
Image: John Del Rio. [larger view].
drorzel | May 19, 2008Mike Hoye rides the Tokyo subway and takes a picture of it:
Here's my view of the same scene (from this Flickr set):
I really hope he was sitting down when he took that.
drorzel | May 17, 2008
"What the hell is this?"
"We're remodeling the garage into a family room."
"Oooh! That's a good idea!"
"Thanks. We're so glad you approve."
"So, where are you going to put the bunny hutch?"
"I beg your pardon?"
"For me to keep my bunnies in!"
"You don't have any bunnies."
"Not yet, I don't, but now that we'll have room, you can buy me some. I can play with them in here, or out in my yard..."
"Ah, no. I don't think so. We won't be buying you any bunnies."
"Then why did you buy the bunny hutch?"
"The what?"
"The hutch. The thing with the hard mattress surrounded by bars, upstairs. It's for…
drorzel | May 17, 2008Behold, an ordinary garage:
Now, watch as it is transformed:
Obviously, there's a good deal of work yet to do, but it's really remarkable how much difference sheet rock makes-- between Day 8 and Day 9, it goes from looking like a construction site to looking like a room that just needs a little finishing. I have pictures from other corners, but this is the only complete set (it's taken from the door from the kitchen into the garage), as there were a few days when there was so much stuff piled in one of the corners that I couldn't get there to take a picture.
The background here…