grrlscientist | January 13, 2010tags: Suomenlinnan Sisäänkäynti, Helsinki, Finland, nature, image of the day
Suomenlinnan Sisäänkäynti (Entrance to Suomenlinna).
Photographed at the ferry terminus on Soumenlinna.
Helsinki, Finland.
Image: GrrlScientist, 19 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
Suomenlinnan Sisäänkäynti (Entrance to Suomenlinna).
Photographed at the ferry terminus on Soumenlinna.
Helsinki, Finland.
Image: GrrlScientist, 19 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
A look at the entrance to Suomenlinna .. it looks rather Edward Hopper-esque, don't you think?
grrlscientist | January 13, 2010tags: American Pipit, Buff-bellied Pipit, Anthus rubescens, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] American Pipit, also known as the Buff-bellied Pipit, Anthus rubescens, photographed at the Arthur Storey Park, Houston, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours]
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 28 December 2009 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/500s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400.
Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification.
Review all mystery birds to date.
grrlscientist | January 13, 2010tags: art, wildlife art, stop-motion painting, Lanjak Dawn, Crowned Flying Lizard, Orang-utan, entertainment, Carel Brest van Kempen, streaming video
This is yet another fascinating stop-motion video of the creation of artist Carel Brest van Kempen's painting, Lanjak Dawn. This is his first major painting to receive the time-lapse treatment. In this piece, a male Crowned Flying Lizard displays to a prospective mate in a Bornean forest while a big male Orang-utan calls from his sleeping nest. Featuring music; I Formed the World with my Tongue, I Cleared the Bar with my Diaphragm and Haloumi,…
grrlscientist | January 12, 2010tags: man drinking fat, NYC Health Anti-Soda Ad, Are You Pouring on the Pounds?, diet, nutrition, sports drinks, soda, sweetened drinks, television, disgusting, streaming video
Most people don't realize how easy it is to gain weight from drinking sugary sodas, juice drinks, sport drinks and sweetened tea and coffee drinks. Just one 20-ounce bottle of soda can pack 250 calories and more than 16 teaspoons of sugar. Is the lemon-flavored iced tea any better? Not by much with 210 calories and 14½ teaspoons of sugar. Sugar-sweetened beverages add hundreds of calories to your diet each day. Don't…
grrlscientist | January 12, 2010tags: Grab More Science, LabGrab, science news, technology, graphic, image of the day
Image: LabGrab, 13 January 2010.
An American start-up company in Portland, Oregon, announced the release of their new technology that creates a colorful chart to visualize the volume of science and medical stories published by discipline (above). The boxes are defined by discipline and their sizes are determined by the total number of article headlines published by universities, journals, science news aggregators, and science blogs within the given time period (as defined by the user).
"We read a…
grrlscientist | January 12, 2010
Image: wemidji (Jacques Marcoux).
Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est (And thus knowledge itself is power)
-- Sir Francis Bacon.
Have you read an especially good essay about science, nature or medicine lately? If so, why not share it with the world by submitting the URL for this essay to a blog carnival designed to share excellent writing with others? You don't need to be the author of an essay to submit it for consideration, and this is one way that blog carnivals grow in size and influence: by sharing with others.
Scientia Pro Publica (Science for the People) is a traveling blog carnival…
grrlscientist | January 12, 2010tags: Suomenlinnan Linnoitusta, Helsinki, Finland, nature, image of the day
Suomenlinna Linnoitusta (Suomenlinna Fortress).
Photographed at the ferry terminus on Soumenlinna.
Helsinki, Finland.
Image: GrrlScientist, 19 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
grrlscientist | January 12, 2010tags: Laysan Albatross, Phoebastria (Diomedea) immutabilis, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] Laysan Albatross, Phoebastria (Diomedea) immutabilis, photographed at the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge on the Midway Islands in the Hawaiian archipelago -- an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the northern Pacific Ocean. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours]
Image: Michael Lusk, USFWS, December 2004 [larger view].
I posted this image specifically in honor of one of my readers and very good friend who is hospitalized but expected to recover…
grrlscientist | January 12, 2010tags: art, wildlife art, stop-motion painting, Painting the Golden Pheasant, Golden Pheasant, Chrysolophus pictus, birds, entertainment, Carel Brest van Kempen, streaming video
This is yet another fascinating stop-motion video of the creation of artist Carel Brest van Kempen's painting, Golden Pheasant, Chrysolophus pictus. Contrary to popular belief, Golden Pheasants do not naturally occur in pens and aviaries, but in rugged mountain woodlands in western China.
Carel Brest van Kempen published a stunning book, Rigor Vitae: Life Unyielding [my review] and writes the art blog that goes by the…
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.
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, 2010
Image: wemidji (Jacques Marcoux).
Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est (And thus knowledge itself is power)
-- Sir Francis Bacon.
Have you read an especially good essay about science, nature or medicine lately? If so, why not share it with the world by submitting the URL for this essay to a blog carnival designed to share excellent writing with others? You don't need to be the author of an essay to submit it for consideration, and this is one way that blog carnivals grow in size and influence: by sharing with others.
Scientia Pro Publica (Science for the People) is a traveling blog…
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.
Review all mystery birds to date.
grrlscientist | January 11, 2010tags: art, wildlife art, stop-motion painting, Brown Anole Portrait, Brown Anole, Anolis sagrei, entertainment, Carel Brest van Kempen, streaming video
This is a fascinating stop-motion video documenting the creation of artist Carel Brest van Kempen's painting, Brown Anole Portrait. Probably Florida's most common reptile, the Brown Anole, Anolis sagrei, was introduced from Cuba.
Carel Brest van Kempen published a stunning book, Rigor Vitae: Life Unyielding [my review] and writes the art blog that goes by the same name, that might be of interest to you.
grrlscientist | January 10, 2010tags: Eyeball Tattooing, weird, strange, funny, WTF, criminals, streaming video
Eyeball tattooing: it's apparently a new fad among imprisoned criminals to inject dye into the whites of the eyes. It's interesting to realize that criminals -- people who wish to blend in with the crowd so they can continue their lives of crime undetected -- would be so eager to permanently distinguish themselves in this way.
DamnCoolPics has more information about this erm, procedure:
Because the we had trouble getting the ink under the surface (and were able to "wash" it out of the small needle incisions),…
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: Birdbooker Report, bird books, animal books, natural history books, ecology books
"How does one distinguish a truly civilized nation from an aggregation of
barbarians? That is easy. A civilized country produces much good bird
literature."
--Edgar Kincaid
The Birdbooker Report is a special weekly report of a wide variety of science, nature and behavior books that currently are, or soon will be available for purchase. This report is written by one of my Seattle birding pals and book collector, Ian "Birdbooker" Paulsen, and is edited by me and published here for your information and…
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 10, 2010tags: The Conspiracy Game, religion, wingnuts, crackpots, humor, funny, satire, parody, Da Vinci Code, streaming video
It's Sunday morning once again, and thus, it's time for a reality check. This time, let's play a little game; The Conspiracy Game!
grrlscientist | January 9, 2010tags: Super Sunday: The Baptazia Dance Club, religion, dance, funny, weird, Baptazia, streaming video
Religion might be viewed by some as the modern dancing disease. Others might view Sunday morning church services as a cheap gym or dance club.
Audio from Clipz & Die with MC IC3 & MC Shabba - OneNation Valentines Festival 2007.