hello everyone,

this week's edition of Birds in the News is now available. This issue features an image of the critically endangered Seychelles Paradise-flycatcher, Terpsiphone corvina, sitting on her nest;

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2009/06/birds_in_the_news_177.php

Snowball, the dancing cockatoo, visited NYC's World Science Festival last weekend, and here's some charming video of him teaching the audience how to dance;

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2009/06/bird_boogie.php

this video of Antarctica is mostly footage of animals; penguins, gulls, seals and breaching humpback whales;

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2009/06/antarctica_in_five_minutes.php

today's mystery bird was photographed at Cannon Beach, Oregon;

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2009/06/todays_mystery_bird_for_you_to_303.php

You also might be interested to notice that an avian DNA sexing lab is advertising with ScienceBlogs (check the banner at the top of the page, or reload the page if the banner is showing a different advertiser). I think this is wonderful!

cheers,

GrrlScientist
Devorah
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