There's a bush on my walk to my mate's house on a Sunday to watch the footie (least said the better concerning today's game 😔) that's always alive with bird chatter. I knew what they were, but thought to stop and carefully insert my phone. Mostly leaves and branches, but five seconds of joy! #HouseSparrows #Sparrows | #Kent #England | #birdsoftheworld #birds

New publication: Simulated bacterial infection induces different changes in #DNAmethylation between introduced and native #housesparrows. #passerdomesticus #stressresponse #epigenetics
https://doi.org/10.1002/jav.03469

🐦 The large group of house sparrows brings a lot of life in my garden: they look for food, take a bath and chirp happily all the while 🎶🎼🎵.

#housesparrows #huismussen #nature #naturephotography #natuurfotografie #natuur #natur

Going out on a limb… #HouseSparrows

“Alright class…. Let’s stay focused and learn today”. #HouseSparrows #NewToWings

Teaching the new fledglings about the world… #HouseSparrows

“C’moooon… fledge already little one… I have more babies to make”. #HouseSparrows

“Let’s play hooman….” “Sorry fren, you’re just government waste; I must slash you now” #HouseSparrows

New publication: Microbial surveillance versus #cytokine responsiveness in native and non-native #housesparrows.
#inflammation #microbialsurvaillance #introducedspecies
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2024.0431