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House Sparrows

House Sparrow - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Sparrow

I love seeing Sparrows. They were my gateway drug into wildlife conservation. They were almost the only bird which visited our back …

House Sparrow - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Spug

I was surprised to find that House Sparrows have other, local, common names. Then I was shocked that so many people I …

House Sparrow - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Outbuilding Sparrows

There’s a male House Sparrow chirping insistently on a bare patch of ground. He’s fluffed up his belly and is enjoying the …

Jackdaw - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Cafe culture

I’m at Portland in Dorset with my friend Mark when he offers to buy us ice creams. I’m hardly likely to refuse, …

House Sparrow - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Home Sparrows

House sparrows have accompanied human domestication. They’ve followed our agricultural practices. They’ve lived in our homes and they’ve eaten our spilled grain. …

House Sparrow - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Domesticus

The chirping of flocks of House Sparrows is a joyous thing. They’re noisy, gregarious creatures and full of the joys of spring. …

House Sparrow - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

House Sparrows

House Sparrows are exotic. Just look at this male: They’re now so unusual that people often ask what they are, not knowing …

House Sparrow - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

House Sparrow

This House Sparrow on Westray is part of a sizeable flock. It’s just as much a pleasure to see one now as …

House Sparrow - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Respiratory choreography

Air pollution because of road traffic is something which affects us all. Some people suffer particularly badly. Air pollution kills 7 million …

House Sparrow - Lodmoor - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Houseless Sparrows

Where have all the House Sparrows gone? In my lifetime their numbers have collapsed so there is just one House Sparrow now, …

House Sparrow - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

House Sparrows

The car park of the out of town shopping centre is empty apart from my car. I haven’t bought anything and the …