Tag: Sparrow

It’d been an exhausting year in Hong Kong, burning the candle at both ends and learning the work culture, in a very expensive City. My firm had asked me to move to Sydney as there was a big event coming up, along with the need for someone to work closely with the regional leader and then to...

Lily-Rose Depp had contracted E. Coli poisoning caused by water contamination, unpasteurized milk, or improperly cooked meat. There have even been cases of spinach being contaminated. She was admitted to Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, where she stayed for nine days. Johnny Depp would vis...

Even the Audubon Society online field guide describes their chirps as “shrill, monotonous, noisy” …rather value-loaded descriptors, huh? Even for the purportedly unbiased world of science, there is always a socio-cultural context, and in the North American birding world,...

Iwouldn’t say I “hate” any bird or other animal species. However, I understand why many American birders use such a strong word as “hate” to describe their feelings about house sparrows. Birdwatchers love diversity. Invasive species like house sparrows diminish diver...