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  • Ostrich farmer Robert Bailey with some of his self-reared birds and one of the giant eggs on his farm near Chepstow, Wales. ..Rearing these birds is a specialist and very expensive business but Ostrich meat is a South African delicacy, used for Biltong. Nutritionists promote it as a more healthy alternative because it is higher in protein and lower in fat and cholesterol. An ostrich lays an egg every other day, of which 40 to 80% are fertile. In the wild there is a 95% failure rate but using an incubator like this almost guarantees total success. Its latin name, 'Struthio camelus', is the largest of living birds with some males reaching a height of 8 ft (244 cm) and weighing 200 to 300 lb (90-135 kg). In the wild, the polygamous male has from two to six females in his flock. The cock scoops out a hollow for the eggs, which weigh nearly 3 lb (1.35 kg) each. One of the females incubates the eggs during the day, and the cock takes over at night. On the savannah they can run at 40mph (64 kph) for 10 hours though their top speed can reach 80mph. During the 19th-century vogue for ostrich plumes, farms were established in South Africa and later in North America, Australia, and Europe; after World War I fashions changed and the industry collapsed.
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  • An ostrich chick stands alone in a private pen, beneath a heat lamp at the ostrich farm belonging to Robert and Nina Bailey near Chepstow, Wales. The reddish glow from the heat source concentrates life-giving energy into the young bird, helping it survive the first three months after hatching. Rearing these birds is a specialist and very expensive business but Ostrich meat is a South African delicacy, used for Biltong. Nutritionists promote it as a more healthy alternative because it is higher in protein and lower in fat and cholesterol. An ostrich lays an egg every other day, of which 40 to 80% are fertile. In the wild there is a 95% failure rate but using an incubator like this almost guarantees total success. Its latin name, 'Struthio camelus', is the largest of living birds with some males reaching a height of 8 ft (244 cm) and weighing 200 to 300 lb (90-135 kg). In the wild, the polygamous male has from two to six females in his flock. The cock scoops out a hollow for the eggs, which weigh nearly 3 lb (1.35 kg) each. One of the females incubates the eggs during the day, and the cock takes over at night. On the savannah they can run at 40mph (64 kph) for 10 hours though their top speed can reach 80mph. During the 19th-century vogue for ostrich plumes, farms were established in South Africa and later in North America, Australia, and Europe; after World War I fashions changed and the industry collapsed.
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  • Children run in an egg and spoon race at a neighbourhood street party in Dulwich, south London celebrating the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth. A few months before the Olympics come to London, a multi-cultural UK is gearing up for a weekend and summer of pomp and patriotic fervour as their monarch celebrates 60 years on the throne and across Britain, flags and Union Jack bunting adorn towns and villages.
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  • A street portrait of a member of the Camisa family  showing us a selection of parmasan cheese and home-made pasta in Old Compton Street, Soho, London. This long-established rustic Italian deli was opened by the Fratelli Camisi back in 1929, and this old Soho stalwart is well worth a visit if only for its fresh pasta and accompanying sauces - their pesto is particularly good - but that would be to miss out on the fabulous range of cheeses (pecorino, gorgonzola - both sweet and piccante - parmesan, mozzarella, ricotta), charcuterie (salamis, mortadella, parma ham), freshly marinated olives, vegetables (artichokes, peppers, aubergines, sun-dried tomatoes, mushrooms) under oil, risotto rices, balsamic vinegars, cakes and biscuits, as well as a range of their own-label products.
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  • A female mute swan (pen) incubates her eggs on a nest surrounded by plastic bags waste, in an urban water basin.
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  • A female mute swan (pen) incubates her eggs on a nest surrounded by plastic bags waste, in an urban water basin.
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  • A female mute swan (pen) incubates her eggs on a nest surrounded by plastic bags waste, in an urban water basin.
    nesting_swan21-09-04-2014.jpg
  • A female mute swan (pen) incubates her eggs on a nest surrounded by plastic bags waste, in an urban water basin.
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  • A female mute swan (pen) incubates her eggs on a nest surrounded by plastic bags waste, in an urban water basin.
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  • At the height of financial uncertainty, we see from a low pavement angle investors queueing outside the Maddox Street branch of the troubled Northern Rock Bank, off Regent Street, Mayfair, in September 2007. Their hard-earned savings appear to be in jeopardy after the bank announced an emergency loan from the Bank of England. Despite reassurances from officials who insisted that the Bank which has £113bn in assets, was not in danger of going bust, concerned men and women wait in line, some with their faces on view and reading newspapers or more commonly, wishing to remain anonymous and keeping their backs to reporters and cameras. The rush of customers demanding their investments almost spelled the demise of the bank with over £2bn removed from accounts in a few days. Northern Rock struggled since money markets seized up over the summer. .
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  • Guarded by the male cob, a female mute swan (pen) incubates her eggs on a nest surrounded by plastic bags waste, in an urban water basin.
    nesting_swan09-08-04-2014.jpg
  • A female mute swan (pen) incubates her eggs on a nest surrounded by plastic bags waste, in an urban water basin.
    nesting_swan05-08-04-2014.jpg
  • A female mute swan (pen) incubates her eggs on a nest surrounded by plastic bags waste, in an urban water basin.
    nesting_swan04-06-04-2014.jpg
  • Locals watch a female mute swan (pen) incubating her eggs on a nest in an urban water basin.
    nesting_swan31-09-04-2014.jpg
  • Guarded by the male cob, a female mute swan (pen) incubates her eggs on a nest surrounded by plastic bags waste, in an urban water basin.
    nesting_swan12-09-04-2014.jpg
  • Detail of a female mute swan (pen) and feathers while incubating her eggs on a nest.
    nesting_swan24-09-04-2014.jpg
  • A female mute swan (pen) incubates her eggs on a nest surrounded by plastic bags waste, in an urban water basin.
    nesting_swan11-09-04-2014.jpg
  • Guarded by the male cob, a female mute swan (pen) incubates her eggs on a nest surrounded by plastic bags waste, in an urban water basin.
    nesting_swan06-09-04-2014.jpg
  • A female mute swan (pen) incubates her eggs on a nest surrounded by plastic bags waste, in an urban water basin.
    nesting_swan08-08-04-2014.jpg
  • Lip na Cloiche, a garden, arts shop and bed+breakfast cottage run by Lucy McKenzie, near Ulva ferry, Isle of Mull, Scotland. Lip na Cloiche is a small, densely-planted garden on the Isle of Mull, open to the public. Lip na Cloiche garden is beautifully situated close to the shoreline of the Isle of Mull, and has stunning views of Loch Tuath and the Isle of Ulva. It is well worth seeing, especially if you are interested in finding out which plants are likely to thrive in the mild local climate. A wide range of such plants is available for sale throughout the year, as well as fresh eggs and many craft items made from locally "found" materials. There is no admission charge. ..http://www.lipnacloiche.co.uk/
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  • Lip na Cloiche, a garden, arts shop and bed+breakfast cottage run by Lucy McKenzie, near Ulva ferry, Isle of Mull, Scotland. Lip na Cloiche is a small, densely-planted garden on the Isle of Mull, open to the public. Lip na Cloiche garden is beautifully situated close to the shoreline of the Isle of Mull, and has stunning views of Loch Tuath and the Isle of Ulva. It is well worth seeing, especially if you are interested in finding out which plants are likely to thrive in the mild local climate. A wide range of such plants is available for sale throughout the year, as well as fresh eggs and many craft items made from locally "found" materials. There is no admission charge. ..http://www.lipnacloiche.co.uk/
    isle_of_mull273-20-11-2011.jpg
  • A female mute swan (pen) incubates her eggs on a nest surrounded by plastic bags waste, in an urban water basin.
    nesting_swan02-08-04-2014.jpg
  • Young locals watch a female mute swan (pen) incubating her eggs on a nest in an urban water basin.
    nesting_swan27-09-04-2014.jpg
  • A female mute swan (pen) incubates her eggs on a nest surrounded by plastic bags waste, in an urban water basin.
    nesting_swan09-09-04-2014.jpg
  • A female mute swan (pen) incubates her eggs on a nest surrounded by plastic bags waste, in an urban water basin.
    nesting_swan30-09-04-2014.jpg
  • A female mute swan (pen) incubates her eggs on a nest surrounded by plastic bags waste, in an urban water basin.
    nesting_swan14-09-04-2014.jpg
  • Detail of a female mute swan (pen) and feathers while incubating her eggs on a nest.
    nesting_swan15-09-04-2014.jpg
  • Detail of a female mute swan (pen) and feathers while incubating her eggs on a nest.
    nesting_swan26-09-04-2014.jpg
  • A female mute swan (pen) incubates her eggs on a nest surrounded by plastic bags waste, in an urban water basin.
    nesting_swan17-09-04-2014.jpg
  • A female mute swan (pen) incubates her eggs on a nest surrounded by plastic bags waste, in an urban water basin.
    nesting_swan03-08-04-2014.jpg
  • A female mute swan (pen) incubates her eggs on a nest surrounded by plastic bags waste, in an urban water basin.
    nesting_swan07-08-04-2014.jpg
  • Lip na Cloiche, a garden, arts shop and bed+breakfast cottage run by Lucy McKenzie, near Ulva ferry, Isle of Mull, Scotland. Lip na Cloiche is a small, densely-planted garden on the Isle of Mull, open to the public. Lip na Cloiche garden is beautifully situated close to the shoreline of the Isle of Mull, and has stunning views of Loch Tuath and the Isle of Ulva. It is well worth seeing, especially if you are interested in finding out which plants are likely to thrive in the mild local climate. A wide range of such plants is available for sale throughout the year, as well as fresh eggs and many craft items made from locally "found" materials. There is no admission charge. ..http://www.lipnacloiche.co.uk/
    isle_of_mull273-20-11-2011.jpg
  • Lip na Cloiche, a garden, arts shop and bed+breakfast cottage run by Lucy McKenzie, near Ulva ferry, Isle of Mull, Scotland. Lip na Cloiche is a small, densely-planted garden on the Isle of Mull, open to the public. Lip na Cloiche garden is beautifully situated close to the shoreline of the Isle of Mull, and has stunning views of Loch Tuath and the Isle of Ulva. It is well worth seeing, especially if you are interested in finding out which plants are likely to thrive in the mild local climate. A wide range of such plants is available for sale throughout the year, as well as fresh eggs and many craft items made from locally "found" materials. There is no admission charge. ..http://www.lipnacloiche.co.uk/
    isle_of_mull290-20-11-2011.jpg
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