Images Dated 20th March 2009

Commemorative relief of an unknown gladiators ventures, por

Fragment of a commemorative relief of an unknown gladiator's ventures, portrayed in several fights with his adversaries retiatii (gladiators who used the net and trident). The inscription indicates the number of fights won and the beaten gladiator's names. 1st century B.C. Found near the Mausoleum of Cecilia Metella. Via Appia. Roman National Museum. Rome. Italy

© Thaliastock / Mary Evans

Shaftesbury Park Estate

The Shaftesbury Park Estate in Lavender Hill, Battersea, south London, 1874. It was founded by the 7th Earl of Shaftesbury in 1872 to accommodate working men. A print by H. Johnson. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Common Buzzard - adult in flight soaring with red kite (Milvus milvus) in background

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Montagu's Harrier - food pass in flight
Extremadura - Spain - April
Circus pygargus
sequence 4 of 5 - The male (grey bird) has dropped the food (in this case a bird) to the female below - Whilst the female is looking after their chicks the male will catch the food and she will fly up towards him to recieve it as he drops it to her - The complete food pass lasted no more than a couple of seconds
George Reszeter
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