Hello tweeties,

This week's edition of birds in the news is available for you to read and enjoy. this issue features a Black-throated Sparrow, Amphispiza bilineata, courtesy of photographer, Dave Rintoul;

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2009/02/birds_in_the_news_159.php

you might also enjoy this fascinating video of a very intense green heron who is using pieces of bread to catch fish;

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2009/02/give_a_bird_a_piece_of_bread_a.php

the most recently demystified mystery bird was a Nelson's Sharp-Tailed Sparrow, Ammodramus nelsoni;

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2009/02/todays_mystery_bird_for_you_to_107.php

today's mystery bird, courtesy of photographer Joseph Kennedy, was suggested by a reader who is a fan of his work;

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2009/02/todays_mystery_bird_for_you_to_160.php

i also wanted to share a National Geographic image of the world's smallest seahorse, which is part of a wonderful photoessay about seahorses (link provided from the blog entry);

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2009/02/the_worlds_smallest_seahorse.php

cheers,

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