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grrlscientist | August 3, 2009tags: Antarctica, nature, wildlife, ecotourism, Polar environments, streaming video
Below the jump is a wonderfully produced amateur video, which includes gorgeous photography combined with a stunning piece of music by Delirium and sung by Sarah McLaughlin; "Silence (Delerium)" [6:33]
The song is "Silence" by Sarah McLachlan.
grrlscientist | August 2, 2009tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities, image of the day
Doorway.
Wooden doorway in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia.
Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
grrlscientist | August 1, 2009tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities, image of the day
Glass-Winged Butterfly.
Glass-Winged Butterfly (endemic to Ecuador) in the
Natural History Museum in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia.
Yes, you are reading the actual specimen tag through
the butterfly's wings.
Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
grrlscientist | August 1, 2009tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities, image of the day
Tunnel.
Tunnel leading to courtyard that has been restored as an
outdoor theatre and restaurant in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia.
Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
grrlscientist | July 31, 2009tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities, image of the day
Barrel.
Barrel outside a restaurant in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia.
Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
grrlscientist | July 30, 2009tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities
Inside the church.
Inside the entrance of St. Olav's Church in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia.
Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
grrlscientist | July 30, 2009tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities, image of the day
Inside the spire.
Inside the spire of St. Olav's Church in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia.
(Photograph of the outside of the spire)
Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
grrlscientist | July 29, 2009tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities, image of the day
Gate.
Gate through the fortress wall in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia.
Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
grrlscientist | July 29, 2009tags: Harlequin Ducks, Histrionicus histrionicus, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery birds] Harlequin Ducks, Histrionicus histrionicus (mostly males, but there is a female in the foreground), photographed at low tide at Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Oregon. [I will identify these birds for you in 48 hours]
Image: Terry Sohl, 8 June 2009 [larger view]
Photo taken with a Canon 50D, 400 5.6L.
Are all the birds in this image the same species?
Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification.
Review all mystery birds to date.
grrlscientist | July 28, 2009tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities, image of the day
Spire in the Sky, 2.
St. Olav's Church, Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia.
Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
grrlscientist | July 28, 2009tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities, image of the day
Spire in the Sky.
St. Olav's Church, Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia.
Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
grrlscientist | July 27, 2009tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities, image of the day
Loodus Muuseum.
Natural History Museum in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia.
Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
Hang on, I thought I saw an owl up there!
Loodus Muuseum, close-up of the owl.
Natural History Museum in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia.
Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
grrlscientist | July 26, 2009tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities, image of the day
Flame.
Lunch in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia.
Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
skookumchick | July 25, 2009Folks, I know my blogging has been near non-existent recently. I've just come back from yet another workshop (this time on engineering and identity - v. cool) and tomorrow we head out on vacation. We're camping across the country, then spending some time with my folks in Canada, then camping back. I suspect the intertubes will be thin on the ground but will post snippets when I can.
I'm also at the cusp of making a big decision, and the time away from online I think will be really helpful for me. So I leave you in the hands of the always insightful Science Woman for the next few weeks - I…
grrlscientist | July 25, 2009tags: Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland, cities, image of the day
Looking out from the fortress.
Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland.
Image: GrrlScientist, 19 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
grrlscientist | July 24, 2009tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities, image of the day
Outdoor Theatre (originally a courtyard).
Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia.
Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
grrlscientist | July 24, 2009tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities, image of the day
Colors.
Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia.
Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
grrlscientist | July 24, 2009
Talitiainen (Great Tit), Parus major.
Photographed in Hietaniemen hautausmaa (Hietaniemi cemetery), Helsinki, Finland.
Image: GrrlScientist, 24 November 2008 [larger view].
Now that I am on the plane, returning to the USA, I will share my revised list of birds seen in the Helsinki area of Finland during my three visits (8 days in November 2008, 3 weeks in February/March 2009, and 3 weeks in July 2009);
Helsinki Finland Bird List (new Life List bird species that I first saw in Finland are denoted with red asterix):
*Pikku-uikku (Little Grebe), Tachybaptus ruficollis -- November 2008…
grrlscientist | July 23, 2009tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities, image of the day
Doorway.
Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia.
Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
grrlscientist | July 23, 2009tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities, image of the day
St. Olav's Church (Oleviste kirik) is the tall spire on the right.
Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia.
Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It was first placed on a map in 1154 and archeologists have found the first traces of human settlement in Tallinn's city center that are approximately 5000 years old.