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  • In pouring rain, United States Air Force pilots stand like canmouflaged statues in the undergrowth near Fairchild Air Force Base, Spokane, Washington. They are listening to a USAF survival instructor giving them advice about another challenge they are about to face, a few hundred yards ahead in the woods, so they listen intently in the saturatedconditions. They stand motionless, green figures in a green maze of foliage, wearing waterproof cagoules covering their backpacks which are shiny as the rain trickles down. They look like hunchbacks of the forest. The week-long survival course is held at the military facilities around Fairchild where the Air Force conducts a survival, escape and evasion course which combat pilots need to pass before rejoining their units for real-time warfare. This part of the lecture is held in the forest and forms part of an extensive physical and psychological assessment for young aviators on active service. In the future any one of them may be shot down behind enemy lines and need to use the lessons passed-on here to help facilitate their rescue by US forces. One pilot who passed this course in 1991, himself a Spokane-born boy, was F-16 pilot Scott O'Grady. He put his skills learned here to the test while evading Serb forces before being airlifted to safety and a hero's Presidential welcome.
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  • Undergrowth at Goat Island near Rousdon, Devon, England, United Kingdom. This enchanted place came into existence during what is known as the Great Landslip, when on Christmas Eve 1839 a chunk of the coastline broke away and slid towards the sea, leaving a chasm between it and the land. It quickly became famous, attracting many sightseers, and was especially noted as the first natural event to be studied and described by scientific means.
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  • The words Last On(e) written on a log in a north Somerset forest. Undergrowth is still green during a late autumn in this English countryside in the south-west of the country. The land is private and logging allowed to continue. The timber lies on the ground waiting for collection and sawing.
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  • Overgrown tomb and gravestones are covered by ivy undergrowth in Nunhead Cemetery whose deceased occupants were important members of society from the industrial age. On the left is a memorial (‘With loving memory of Charlotte Catherine, the beloved wife ..”) including an angel figure that leans over at an angle, probably caused by tree roots or perhaps by vandalism during the 50s and 60s when this land was left open for youngsters to commit criminal damage to stonework and carvings. During the cemetery’s annual open day, there is an opportunity for the of the cemetery ‘Friends’ (society) to celebrate and educate Londoners, old and young, to help preserve and conserve this historic site.
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  • Undergrowth at Goat Island near Rousdon, Devon, England, United Kingdom. This enchanted place came into existence during what is known as the Great Landslip, when on Christmas Eve 1839 a chunk of the coastline broke away and slid towards the sea, leaving a chasm between it and the land. It quickly became famous, attracting many sightseers, and was especially noted as the first natural event to be studied and described by scientific means.
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  • Undergrowth at Goat Island near Rousdon, Devon, England, United Kingdom. This enchanted place came into existence during what is known as the Great Landslip, when on Christmas Eve 1839 a chunk of the coastline broke away and slid towards the sea, leaving a chasm between it and the land. It quickly became famous, attracting many sightseers, and was especially noted as the first natural event to be studied and described by scientific means.
    20170808_goat island_001.jpg
  • Fallen Ionic and Doric columns lay in the undergrowth at Olympia, Peloponnese, Greece. The 29th modern Olympic circus came home to Greece in 2004 and in the birthplace of athletics and the Olympic ideal, amid the woodland of ancient Olympia where for 1,100 continuous years, the ancients held their pagan festival of sport and debauchery here. These fluted columns that date to about 400BC that now lie in the shade were originally piled on top of each other to construct - among other buildings too - the Temple of Zeus. There, the athletes made offerings to Nike, the Goddess of Victory before going out to compete in the many sports. The modern games share many characteristics with its ancient counterpart. Corruption, politics and cheating interfered then as it does now.
    greek_olympiad004-20-10_2003_1_1.jpg
  • Undergrowth at Goat Island near Rousdon, Devon, England, United Kingdom. This enchanted place came into existence during what is known as the Great Landslip, when on Christmas Eve 1839 a chunk of the coastline broke away and slid towards the sea, leaving a chasm between it and the land. It quickly became famous, attracting many sightseers, and was especially noted as the first natural event to be studied and described by scientific means.
    20170808_goat island_002.jpg
  • Late evening summer sunshine spreads through trees in woodland in North Somerset, UK. We see the vegetation and undergrowth on private land outside Bristol. The last light finds the trees in the otherwise dense and dark woods.
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  • Late evening summer sunshine spreads through trees in woodland in North Somerset, UK. We see the vegetation and undergrowth on private land outside Bristol. The last light finds the trees in the otherwise dense and dark woods.
    summer_woods03-07-08-2015_1.jpg
  • The number 5 has been sprayed in aerosol on to tree bark to identify their location in an English wood. As part of a practice in forestry to identify boundaries or specific trees in an orchard or wood, the landowner or manager has made the location easily found using the bright pink colours.
    trees_number03-15-09-2013_1_1.jpg
  • Surgical face masks discarded is a new phenomenon due to the Coronavirus pandemic, as seen here on 3rd April 2020 in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom. Coronavirus or Covid-19 is a new respiratory illness that has not previously been seen in humans. While much or Europe has been placed into lockdown, the UK government has extended stringent rules as part of their long term strategy, and in particular social distancing.
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  • Two film crews record a USAF United States Air Force aviator, in training during week-long survival course held at the Fairchild Air Force Base, Spokane, Washington, on 6th August 1995, in Spokane, Washington, USA. The course is aimed at highy-trained personnel conducting a survival, escape and evasion course which combat pilots and air crew need to pass before rejoining their units for real-time warfare. Held in hangars and the surrounding forests, it forms part of an extensive physical and psychological assessment of young aviators on active service. In the future any one of them may be shot down behind enemy lines and need to use the lessons passed-on here to help facilitate their rescue by US forces. One pilot who passed this course in 1991, himself a Spokane-born boy, was F-16 pilot Scott OGrady. He put his skills learned here to the test while evading Serb forces before being airlifted to safety and a heros Presidential welcome.
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  • Woodland covered in green moss on Dartmoor, Devon, UK.
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  • Footbridge across a small stream in the lush valley, 27th December 2016, Lagrasse France.
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  • Four members of the Royal Gurkha Rifles are on tactical manoeuvres on heathland above Farnborough airfield, England. These Nepali-born boys belong to an elite Regiment of the British army. Every year 60,000 boys attend recruiting sessions in villages and towns in the Himalayan Kingdom but only 150 are selected each year to serve on active duty across the world. They fly to the UK for basic soldier training where they learn the skills required for infantry, transport, communications or clerical duties. Their reputation as a fierce but intensely loyal fighting force and many Victoria Crosses were won for bravery during World War 2. Here they are seen cradling modern SA-80 rifles while dressed in camouflaged helmets with oak leaves. The nearest to the camera points his weapon past the viewer with a yellow blank cover attached.
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  • Duck hunting at dawn on a hilltop south-east of Minot. The duck hunters travel in the dark to the place they suspect will be the morning feeding roost for ducks. As the sun comes up they have prepared decoys in the field and hide behind some undergrowth in their camouflage clothing. As the sun rises soem ducks take to the air for their morning feed. As they draw near the hunters make female and feeding duck calls to attract the flying birds towards the decoys and to within shooting range. The moment they are close enough the hunters quickly take aim anf fire their shotguns; some of the ducks fall to the ground. A great deal of work and effort goes into this type of shooting, with the result being a few fine Mallards for the pot.
    2007_10_19_North Dakota_J.jpg
  • Hunter Byron Grubb duck hunting at dawn on a hilltop south-east of Minot. The duck hunters travel in the dark to the place they suspect will be the morning feeding roost for ducks. As the sun comes up they have prepared decoys in the field and hide behind some undergrowth in their camouflage clothing. As the sun rises soem ducks take to the air for their morning feed. As they draw near the hunters make female and feeding duck calls to attract the flying birds towards the decoys and to within shooting range. The moment they are close enough the hunters quickly take aim anf fire their shotguns; some of the ducks fall to the ground. A great deal of work and effort goes into this type of shooting, with the result being a few fine Mallards for the pot.
    2007_10_19_North Dakota_I.jpg
  • Experienced hunters out in the North Dakota prarie grasslands west of Minot, shooting upland game birds such as grouse (also known in this area as 'chickens'). They have been shooting for most of their lives and put considerable efforts into hunting, efforts which reward them with wild game meats, none of which is wasted. This cold wet morning is not ideal for this type of shooting as the birds tend to sit tight in the undergrowth. The hunters on occasion nearly tread on the birds before they will take flight.
    2007_10_17_North Dakota_S.jpg
  • Experienced hunter Timmy Stein spots a pheasant out on the North Dakota grasslands west of Minot, shooting upland game birds such as grouse (also known in this area as 'chickens'). Timmy has been shooting for most of his life and puts considerable efforts into his hunting, efforts which reward him with wild game meats, none of which is wasted. This cold wet morning is not ideal for this type of shooting as the birds tend to sit tight in the undergrowth. The hunters on occasion nearly tread on the birds before they will take flight.
    2007_10_17_North Dakota_I.jpg
  • With his shotgun broken over his shoulder, experienced hunter Timmy Stein out on the North Dakota prarie grasslands west of Minot, shooting upland game birds such as grouse (also known in this area as 'chickens'). Timmy has been shooting for most of his life and puts considerable efforts into his hunting, efforts which reward him with wild game meats, none of which is wasted. This cold wet morning is not ideal for this type of shooting as the birds tend to sit tight in the undergrowth. The hunters on occasion nearly tread on the birds before they will take flight.
    2007_10_17_North Dakota_F.jpg
  • Duck hunting at dawn on a hilltop south-east of Minot. The duck hunters travel in the dark to the place they suspect will be the morning feeding roost for ducks. As the sun comes up they have prepared decoys in the field and hide behind some undergrowth in their camouflage clothing. As the sun rises soem ducks take to the air for their morning feed. As they draw near the hunters make female and feeding duck calls to attract the flying birds towards the decoys and to within shooting range. The moment they are close enough the hunters quickly take aim anf fire their shotguns; some of the ducks fall to the ground. A great deal of work and effort goes into this type of shooting, with the result being a few fine Mallards for the pot.
    2007_10_16_North Dakota_G.jpg
  • A construction hoarding from the contractor Keir and undergrowth of nearby church land, on 30th January 2018, in the south London borough of Southwark, England. Kier Group is a leading property, residential, construction and services group, employing over 21,000 people in its operations in the UK, the Middle East, Australia and Hong Kong.
    southwark-24-30-01-2018.jpg
  • Kneeling in undergrowth, a camouflaged British infantry soldier is seen looking down the telescopic sight of the new British-made Long Range L115A3 sniper rifle on Salisbury Plain, Warminster, England. Sniping means concealment, observation and assassination, a strategy the British are using more against the Taliban in Afghanistan. Swiss Lapua .338 inch rounds (8.59mm) travel at sub-sonic speeds of 936 metres/sec, finding its target accurately up to 1,100 metres. The rifle weighs 6.8kg with telescopic image-intensified scopes to 25x life size vision, made by Schmidt & Bender. Front-mounted ‘suppressor’ minimises the signature normally compromising snipers’ position. At £23,000 each, a £4 million contract has been awarded to Accuracy International, to provide the Army, Royal Marines and RAF. The British say this is the best sniper rifle in the world.
    sniper_rifle22-06-03-2008 _1_1.jpg
  • Lying in undergrowth, a camouflaged British infantry soldier is seen squinting down the telescopic sight of the new British-made Long Range L115A3 sniper rifle on Salisbury Plain, Warminster, England. Sniping means concealment, observation and assassination, a strategy the British are using more against the Taliban in Afghanistan. Swiss Lapua .338 inch rounds (8.59mm) travel at sub-sonic speeds of 936 metres/sec, finding its target accurately up to 1,100 metres. The rifle weighs 6.8kg with telescopic image-intensified scopes to 25x life size vision, made by Schmidt & Bender. Front-mounted ‘suppressor’ minimises the signature normally compromising snipers’ position. At £23,000 each, a £4 million contract has been awarded to Accuracy International, to provide the Army, Royal Marines and RAF. The British say this is the best sniper rifle in the world.
    sniper_rifle14-06-03-2008 _1_1.jpg
  • Lying in undergrowth with a photographer shooting pictures, a camouflaged British infantry soldier is seen looking down the telescopic sight of the new British-made Long Range L115A3 sniper rifle on Salisbury Plain, Warminster, England. Sniping means concealment, observation and assassination, a strategy the British are using more against the Taliban in Afghanistan. Swiss Lapua .338 inch rounds (8.59mm) travel at sub-sonic speeds of 936 metres/sec, finding its target accurately up to 1,100 metres. The rifle weighs 6.8kg with telescopic image-intensified scopes to 25x life size vision, made by Schmidt & Bender. Front-mounted ‘suppressor’ minimises the signature normally compromising snipers’ position. At £23,000 each, a £4 million contract has been awarded to Accuracy International, to provide the Army, Royal Marines and RAF.
    sniper_rifle03-06-03-2008 _1_1_1.jpg
  • As two young lovers hold each other intimately in Phoenix Gardens, a voyeuristic stranger seemingly looks through bushes. The boy and girl hug in this intimate moment one lunchtime, away from their places of work in this haven of peace amid the bustle of London's Soho in the West End. Unaware of anyone else apart from their own company, we see the voyeur standing in the bushes, apparently watching them as they kiss and cuddle. The gardens are green with plenty of undergrowth and foliage creating a pleasant space. The plants and shrubs make this inner-city oasis a place to enjoy.
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  • Two children walk along a path between two dry stone walls in the countryside around the Yorkshire town of Settle. Striding between the boundaries of agricultural grazing land, whose trees and undergrowth has been cleared, the kids have come from a distant farmhouse which has recently lost its stock of sheep due to Foot and Mouth disease. Dry stone walls serve as boundaries and enclosures for farmers and land owners. Built by tradesmen called Wallers, a dying tradition and skill, they're constructed from stones without any mortar to bind them together. The stones must be carefully selected by shape to ensure that they have a large contact surface area with their neighbours and so do not slip. They are a legacy of the movement towards enclosure of common farming and grazing land as English society moved away from medieval feudalism. Model released.
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  • A Lebanese cluster bomb searcher from the Norwegian NGO Norwegian Peoples' Aid, working his way through dense undergrowth in an orange grove.  The yellow stick is his metall detector.
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  • Cowslip first growth in spring gives a greem carpet of life to the undergrowth. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, usually referred to simply as Kew Gardens, are 121 hectares of gardens  and botanical glasshouses between Richmond and Kew in southwest London, England. It is an internationally important botanical research and education institution with 700 staff, receiving around 2 million visitors per year.
    20100427kew gardensAB.jpg
  • Hunter Timmy Stein duck hunting at dawn on a hilltop south-east of Minot. The duck hunters travel in the dark to the place they suspect will be the morning feeding roost for ducks. As the sun comes up they have prepared decoys in the field and hide behind some undergrowth in their camouflage clothing. As the sun rises soem ducks take to the air for their morning feed. As they draw near the hunters make female and feeding duck calls to attract the flying birds towards the decoys and to within shooting range. The moment they are close enough the hunters quickly take aim anf fire their shotguns; some of the ducks fall to the ground. A great deal of work and effort goes into this type of shooting, with the result being a few fine Mallards for the pot.
    2007_10_19_North Dakota_Q.jpg
  • A prized greenheaded male Mallard. Duck hunting at dawn on a hilltop south-east of Minot. The duck hunters travel in the dark to the place they suspect will be the morning feeding roost for ducks. As the sun comes up they have prepared decoys in the field and hide behind some undergrowth in their camouflage clothing. As the sun rises soem ducks take to the air for their morning feed. As they draw near the hunters make female and feeding duck calls to attract the flying birds towards the decoys and to within shooting range. The moment they are close enough the hunters quickly take aim anf fire their shotguns; some of the ducks fall to the ground. A great deal of work and effort goes into this type of shooting, with the result being a few fine Mallards for the pot.
    2007_10_19_North Dakota_L.jpg
  • Duck hunting at dawn on a hilltop south-east of Minot. Byron Grubb retrieves a downed Mallard. The duck hunters travel in the dark to the place they suspect will be the morning feeding roost for ducks. As the sun comes up they have prepared decoys in the field and hide behind some undergrowth in their camouflage clothing. As the sun rises soem ducks take to the air for their morning feed. As they draw near the hunters make female and feeding duck calls to attract the flying birds towards the decoys and to within shooting range. The moment they are close enough the hunters quickly take aim anf fire their shotguns; some of the ducks fall to the ground. A great deal of work and effort goes into this type of shooting, with the result being a few fine Mallards for the pot.
    2007_10_19_North Dakota_K.jpg
  • Duck hunting at dawn on a hilltop south-east of Minot. The duck hunters travel in the dark to the place they suspect will be the morning feeding roost for ducks. As the sun comes up they have prepared these decoys in the field and hide behind some undergrowth in their camouflage clothing. As the sun rises soem ducks take to the air for their morning feed. As they draw near the hunters make female and feeding duck calls to attract the flying birds towards the decoys and to within shooting range. The moment they are close enough the hunters quickly take aim anf fire their shotguns; some of the ducks fall to the ground. A great deal of work and effort goes into this type of shooting, with the result being a few fine Mallards for the pot.
    2007_10_16_North Dakota_I.jpg
  • Experienced hunter John Davidson caring for his retrieving gun dog Chester after hunting a slough in the North Dakotan landscape near Minot. Labrador Chester is a trained retriever, on this occasion hunting upland game birds. These working dogs work extremely hard both retrieving birds such as pheasant or grouse once shot, but also flushing birds out from the undergrowth.
    2007_10_14_North Dakota_G.jpg
  • Lying in undergrowth, a camouflaged British infantry soldier is seen looking down the telescopic sight of the new British-made Long Range L115A3 sniper rifle on Salisbury Plain, Warminster, England. Sniping means concealment, observation and assassination, a strategy the British are using more against the Taliban in Afghanistan. Swiss Lapua .338 inch rounds (8.59mm) travel at sub-sonic speeds of 936 metres/sec, finding its target accurately up to 1,100 metres. The rifle weighs 6.8kg with telescopic image-intensified scopes to 25x life size vision, made by Schmidt & Bender. Front-mounted ‘suppressor’ minimises the signature normally compromising snipers’ position. At £23,000 each, a £4 million contract has been awarded to Accuracy International, to provide the Army, Royal Marines and RAF. The British say this is the best sniper rifle in the world.
    sniper_rifle02-06-03-2008 _1_1_1.jpg
  • A Lebanese cluster bomb searcher from the Norwegian NGO Norwegian Peoples' Aid, working his way through dense undergrowth in an orange grove.  The yellow stick is his metall detector.
    _MG_9085_1.jpg
  • Cowslip first growth in spring gives a greem carpet of life to the undergrowth. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, usually referred to simply as Kew Gardens, are 121 hectares of gardens  and botanical glasshouses between Richmond and Kew in southwest London, England. It is an internationally important botanical research and education institution with 700 staff, receiving around 2 million visitors per year.
    20100427kew gardensAD.jpg
  • Cowslip first growth in spring gives a greem carpet of life to the undergrowth. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, usually referred to simply as Kew Gardens, are 121 hectares of gardens  and botanical glasshouses between Richmond and Kew in southwest London, England. It is an internationally important botanical research and education institution with 700 staff, receiving around 2 million visitors per year.
    20100427kew gardensAA.jpg
  • Various types of ducks calls. Duck hunting at dawn on a hilltop south-east of Minot. The duck hunters travel in the dark to the place they suspect will be the morning feeding roost for ducks. As the sun comes up they have prepared decoys in the field and hide behind some undergrowth in their camouflage clothing. As the sun rises soem ducks take to the air for their morning feed. As they draw near the hunters make female and feeding duck calls to attract the flying birds towards the decoys and to within shooting range. The moment they are close enough the hunters quickly take aim anf fire their shotguns; some of the ducks fall to the ground. A great deal of work and effort goes into this type of shooting, with the result being a few fine Mallards for the pot.
    2007_10_19_North Dakota_P.jpg
  • Duck hunting at dawn on a hilltop south-east of Minot. The duck hunters travel in the dark to the place they suspect will be the morning feeding roost for ducks. As the sun comes up they have prepared decoys in the field and hide behind some undergrowth in their camouflage clothing. As the sun rises soem ducks take to the air for their morning feed. As they draw near the hunters make female and feeding duck calls to attract the flying birds towards the decoys and to within shooting range. The moment they are close enough the hunters quickly take aim anf fire their shotguns; some of the ducks fall to the ground. A great deal of work and effort goes into this type of shooting, with the result being a few fine Mallards for the pot.
    2007_10_19_North Dakota_N.jpg
  • Experienced hunter Eric Grubb with his labrador retriever dog out on the North Dakota prarie grasslands west of Minot, shooting upland game birds such as grouse (also known in this area as 'chickens'). Eric has been shooting for most of his life and puts considerable efforts into his hunting, efforts which reward him with wild game meats, none of which is wasted. This cold wet morning is not ideal for this type of shooting as the birds tend to sit tight in the undergrowth. The hunters on occasion nearly tread on the birds before they will take flight.
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  • Experienced hunter Byron Grubb with his black labrador retriever Danny out on the North Dakota prarie grasslands west of Minot, shooting upland game birds such as grouse (also known in this area as 'chickens'). Byron has been shooting for most of his life and puts considerable efforts into his hunting, efforts which reward him with wild game meats, none of which is wasted. This cold wet morning is not ideal for this type of shooting as the birds tend to sit tight in the undergrowth. The hunters on occasion nearly tread on the birds before they will take flight.
    2007_10_17_North Dakota_Q.jpg
  • Experienced hunters Joel Baldwin (aka 'Mr Chicken') and John Davidson (left) out on the North Dakota prarie grasslands west of Minot, shooting upland game birds such as grouse (also known in this area as 'chickens'). Joel has been shooting for most of his life and puts considerable efforts into his hunting, efforts which reward him with wild game meats, none of which is wasted. This cold wet morning is not ideal for this type of shooting as the birds tend to sit tight in the undergrowth. The hunters on occasion nearly tread on the birds before they will take flight.
    2007_10_17_North Dakota_J.jpg
  • Experienced hunter Byron Grubb out on the North Dakota prarie grasslands west of Minot, shooting upland game birds such as grouse (also known in this area as 'chickens'). Byron has been shooting for most of his life and puts considerable efforts into his hunting, efforts which reward him with wild game meats, none of which is wasted. This cold wet morning is not ideal for this type of shooting as the birds tend to sit tight in the undergrowth. The hunters on occasion nearly tread on the birds before they will take flight.
    2007_10_17_North Dakota_E.jpg
  • Fencing is positioned around land cleared of trees and undergrowth at the HS2 Buckinghamshire Junctions Laydown Area on 17th July 2020 in Amersham, United Kingdom. The Department for Transport approved the issuing of Notices to Proceed by HS2 Ltd to the four Main Works Civils Contractors MWCC working on the £106bn high-speed rail link project in April 2020.
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  • Lying in undergrowth, a camouflaged British infantry soldier is seen looking down the telescopic sight of the new British-made Long Range L115A3 sniper rifle on Salisbury Plain, Warminster, England. Sniping means concealment, observation and assassination, a strategy the British are using more against the Taliban in Afghanistan. Swiss Lapua .338 inch rounds (8.59mm) travel at sub-sonic speeds of 936 metres/sec, finding its target accurately up to 1,100 metres. The rifle weighs 6.8kg with telescopic image-intensified scopes to 25x life size vision, made by Schmidt & Bender. Front-mounted ‘suppressor’ minimises the signature normally compromising snipers’ position. At £23,000 each, a £4 million contract has been awarded to Accuracy International, to provide the Army, Royal Marines and RAF. The British say this is the best sniper rifle in the world.
    sniper_rifle16-06-03-2008 _1_1.jpg
  • Lying in undergrowth, a camouflaged British infantry soldier is seen looking down the telescopic sight of the new British-made Long Range L115A3 sniper rifle on Salisbury Plain, Warminster, England. Sniping means concealment, observation and assassination, a strategy the British are using more against the Taliban in Afghanistan. Swiss Lapua .338 inch rounds (8.59mm) travel at sub-sonic speeds of 936 metres/sec, finding its target accurately up to 1,100 metres. The rifle weighs 6.8kg with telescopic image-intensified scopes to 25x life size vision, made by Schmidt & Bender. Front-mounted ‘suppressor’ minimises the signature normally compromising snipers’ position. At £23,000 each, a £4 million contract has been awarded to Accuracy International, to provide the Army, Royal Marines and RAF. The British say this is the best sniper rifle in the world.
    sniper_rifle12-06-03-2008 _1_1.jpg
  • A mural depicting God's garden of Eden on wasteland alongside the river Avon in central Bristol. Representations of the animals of Noah’s Ark are present, as children like to see them. An elephant, an ape and various other land creatures occupy the earth in a biblical image of paradise and harmony. And yet this is a dystopian landscape, forgotten by any local community and hidden from a roadside by undergrowth.
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  • Experienced hunter Byron Grubb out on the North Dakota prarie grasslands west of Minot, shooting upland game birds such as pheasants (of which one he has shot lays here) and grouse (also known in this area as 'chickens'). Byron has been shooting for most of his life and puts considerable efforts into his hunting, efforts which reward him with wild game meats, none of which is wasted. This cold wet morning is not ideal for this type of shooting as the birds tend to sit tight in the undergrowth. The hunters on occasion nearly tread on the birds before they will take flight.
    2007_10_17_North Dakota_U.jpg
  • Experienced hunter Byron Grubb with his son Eric out on the North Dakota prarie grasslands west of Minot, shooting upland game birds such as grouse (also known in this area as 'chickens'). Byron and Eric have been shooting for most of their lives and put considerable efforts into his hunting, efforts which reward them with wild game meats, none of which is wasted. This cold wet morning is not ideal for this type of shooting as the birds tend to sit tight in the undergrowth. The hunters on occasion nearly tread on the birds before they will take flight.
    2007_10_17_North Dakota_C.jpg
  • Duck hunting at dawn on a hilltop south-east of Minot. The duck hunters travel in the dark to the place they suspect will be the morning feeding roost for ducks. As the sun comes up they have prepared decoys in the field and hide behind some undergrowth in their camouflage clothing. As the sun rises soem ducks take to the air for their morning feed. As they draw near the hunters make female and feeding duck calls to attract the flying birds towards the decoys and to within shooting range. The moment they are close enough the hunters quickly take aim anf fire their shotguns; some of the ducks fall to the ground. A great deal of work and effort goes into this type of shooting, with the result being a few fine Mallards for the pot.
    2007_10_16_North Dakota_L.jpg
  • Duck hunting at dawn on a hilltop south-east of Minot. The duck hunters travel in the dark to the place they suspect will be the morning feeding roost for ducks. As the sun comes up they have prepared decoys in the field and hide behind some undergrowth in their camouflage clothing. As the sun rises soem ducks take to the air for their morning feed. As they draw near the hunters make female and feeding duck calls to attract the flying birds towards the decoys and to within shooting range. The moment they are close enough the hunters quickly take aim anf fire their shotguns; some of the ducks fall to the ground. A great deal of work and effort goes into this type of shooting, with the result being a few fine Mallards for the pot.
    2007_10_16_North Dakota_J.jpg
  • Duck hunting at dawn on a hilltop south-east of Minot. The duck hunters travel in the dark to the place they suspect will be the morning feeding roost for ducks. As the sun comes up they have prepared decoys (in this case robo-duck)  in the field and hide behind some undergrowth in their camouflage clothing. As the sun rises soem ducks take to the air for their morning feed. As they draw near the hunters make female and feeding duck calls to attract the flying birds towards the decoys and to within shooting range. The moment they are close enough the hunters quickly take aim anf fire their shotguns; some of the ducks fall to the ground. A great deal of work and effort goes into this type of shooting, with the result being a few fine Mallards for the pot.
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  • Duck hunting at dawn on a hilltop south-east of Minot. The duck hunters travel in the dark to the place they suspect will be the morning feeding roost for ducks. As the sun comes up they have prepared decoys in the field and hide behind some undergrowth in their camouflage clothing. As the sun rises soem ducks take to the air for their morning feed. As they draw near the hunters make female and feeding duck calls to attract the flying birds towards the decoys and to within shooting range. The moment they are close enough the hunters quickly take aim anf fire their shotguns; some of the ducks fall to the ground. A great deal of work and effort goes into this type of shooting, with the result being a few fine Mallards for the pot.
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  • A construction hoarding from the contractor Keir and undergrowth of nearby church land, on 30th January 2018, in the south London borough of Southwark, England. Kier Group is a leading property, residential, construction and services group, employing over 21,000 people in its operations in the UK, the Middle East, Australia and Hong Kong.
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  • Cowslip first growth in spring gives a greem carpet of life to the undergrowth. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, usually referred to simply as Kew Gardens, are 121 hectares of gardens  and botanical glasshouses between Richmond and Kew in southwest London, England. It is an internationally important botanical research and education institution with 700 staff, receiving around 2 million visitors per year.
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  • Experienced hunter Byron Grubb with his son Eric out on the North Dakota prarie grasslands west of Minot, shooting upland game birds such as grouse (also known in this area as 'chickens'). Byron and Eric have been shooting for most of their lives and put considerable efforts into his hunting, efforts which reward them with wild game meats, none of which is wasted. This cold wet morning is not ideal for this type of shooting as the birds tend to sit tight in the undergrowth. The hunters on occasion nearly tread on the birds before they will take flight.
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