hey everyone,

it's labor day, so i took the day off from putting together Birds in the News. i've been following the stats for Birds in the News for the previous several months and noticed that doesn't seem to generate as much interest as it once did. of course, this could just be an artifact of the season; who reads anything during the summer when they can go birding instead? so i would like to know if BITN is something that you find useful? should i continue BITN?

today's mystery bird is another "mother and child" study of a North American species that you will enjoy;

http://bit.ly/kFijU

the most recently demystified mystery bird was a very young Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus, thanks to Joseph Kennedy;

http://bit.ly/7wydX

this is a flower photograph that i am proud of and i thought you might enjoy also;

http://bit.ly/v47ig

i think you will enjoy watching this video of Sir David Attenborough narrating this beautifully animated clip of the Tree of Life that i found;

http://bit.ly/kk7w0

you might also enjoy watching this streaming video clip that i dug up of humpback whales feeding on krill in Antarctica;

http://bit.ly/13GZGo

hope your holiday weekend was relaxing and full of birds and barbeque.

cheers,

GrrlScientist
Devorah
http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/
http://twitter.com/GrrlScientist
Vote to make me official Antarctica blogger: http://www.blogyourwaytoantarctica.com/blogs/view/152
Roosting high up a tree somewhere in Central Park, NYC