Hey everyone,

I just published my review of an unsual little book that you might enjoy by Carrol L. Henderson. This book, "Oology & Ralph's Talking Eggs," is the story of oology and its role in the origins of modern birdwatching, ornithology, and bird conservation in North America.

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2008/05/oology_and_ralphs_talking_eggs.php

I am running a series of parrot images as "image of the day" that you will enjoy. These images are scheduled to appear daily at 3pm ET. Today's image, for example, is the astonishingly lovely critically endangered red-vented cockatoo;

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2008/05/redvented_cockatoo.php

I also updated the three avian anatomy books links so all of them are now uploadable from RapidShare;

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2008/05/avian_anatomy_a_new_link.php

To maintain the RapidShare space for these large PDFs, each one must be uploaded at least once every 90 days, so let your friends -- especially those in developing countries -- know about these links.

cheers,

GrrlScientist
Devorah
http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/
Roosting high up a tree somewhere in Central Park, NYC