hey everyone,

greetings from sunny and warm finland, where i am recovering from jetlag! a reader and i have been discussing the identities of several birds in the background of two videos that you have likely seen already. we haven't come to any firm conclusions, but the discussion has been fun and informative, so i thought you all might also wish to participate, especially since one or more of you probably know what these birds are!

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2009/07/todays_mystery_bird_for_you_to_309.php

also, here's another stunning African species to identify, courtesy of Dan Logen, who so kindly shares his images and expertise with us all;

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2009/07/todays_mystery_bird_for_you_to_308.php

also, i have been posting a vote count for the antarctica cruise contest roughly every 24 hours. you can check the count here;

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2009/07/update_antarctic_vote_count_4.php

or go directly to the site from the URL in my signature file to keep track. (of course, you'll notice that i really do need your votes!)

cheers,

GrrlScientist
Devorah
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