Fox Sparrow perched on a bare branch, facing slightly left. Rich rufous-brown upperparts with bold white breast heavily marked with dark chestnut chevron-shaped streaks and spots. Olive-brown crown, pale lower mandible with yellow base, russet tail. Soft gray-green bokeh background with bare twigs. Durham, NC. February 2026.

A Fox Sparrow's breast chevrons are (likely) a reaction-diffusion pattern; melanin pulses during feather growth, unfurling into V-shapes as the barb ridges spiral out of the follicle. Same math Turing described in 1952.
#BirdOfTheDay #speckled #FOSP #birding

Nytol - Will Help You Get Your Z's - Commercial Jingle (1986) Dailymotion video by Jesus

So I'm up this morning at 3:45 am to a Fox Sparrow over my head just belting out its song.

I was instantly transformed to this commercial from 1986 as the Fox Sparrow was singing "Nytol— will help you get your Z's!"

#birds #birding #fosp

www.dailymotion.com/video/x7rf1ia

Study examines women’s proximity to incinerators and chemical level in breast milk Researchers find winds affecting emissions from incinerators play role, though diet still thought to be largest factor

This isn't good news for the residents in #Torry #Aberdeen @aberdeencc.bsky.social However, I'm sure this won't make a blind bit of difference to @thesnp.bsky.social Torry is where our council dumps everything. #FOSP can attest to that. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Perfectly matched in tone to the carpet of long-fallen leaves behind it, a ruddy little sparrow braves a cold winter day.

#DailyBird 🤖
Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca), 10th January 2022
es: Chingolo Zorruno, fr: Bruant Fauve
Danehy Park, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Canon EOS 90D, Sigma 150-600mm @ 600mm, 50% crop, 1/400s, f/6.3, ISO 3200
#Birds #FoxSparrow #FOSP #HopeIsTheThingWithFeathers #DescribeYourImages

Megatrends and the Future of Social Protection Ageing populations, changing labour markets, and climate change are affecting economies and societies across OECD countries. What challenges do these “megatrends” pose for social protection systems? W...

What better occasion for my first 🦋 post than to share my colleagues‘ new @oecd-ocde.bsky.social report on the future of social protection systems. #FoSP oe.cd/5OO

What challenges do ageing populations, changing labour markets, and climate change pose, and what are implications for future reforms?