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COP26 Global Day of Action for Climate Justice, Sydney
Protesters at COP26 Global Day of Action for Climate Justice, 6 November 2021.
Hyde Park, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Spirobolid millipede
Spirobolida Millipede. These animals are found across Australia feeding on the soft parts of plants and decaying vegetation. Images show adult millipede foraging amongst lichen, fungus and the rough bark crevices of a grden tree. Southern Highlands, NSW.
White-tailed Spider, Lampona cylindrata or Lampona murina
White tailed Spiders have a dark reddish to grey, cigar-shaped body and dark orange-brown banded legs. Both species are almost identical.
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Street scene, Lower Marsh, London SE1
Lower Marsh near junction with Johanna Street, London SE1. Image shows the Spanish Patriot pub, a Whitbread brewery house, on the left and Boots chemist on the right. Both long gone.
Photo circa 1982-3.
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Lloyds Bank International, 60 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4
Lloyds Bank International, 60 Queen Victoria Street in the heart of the financial district. At junction with Queen Street, EC4. City of London, England, UK. Photographed from Watling Street. Vintage street scene.
Photo circa 1979. Building has since been demolished.
Jumping Spider, Saltid
Small adult Saltid jumping spider on green leaf. Salticidae Jumping Spiders form the the largest family of spiders at 13 of all species globally. Four pairs of eyes including the very well developed anterior median pair positoned on the flat forward facing surface of the face provide superb vision for navigation, hunting and courtship. Southern Highlands, NSW, Australia
Centipede, Lithobius sp.
Adult centipede foraging on timber floor, urban. Family Lithobiidae Order Lithobiomorpha
Snail on green leaves
Adult terrestrial air breathing on snail green leaves. Showing optical tentacle eye stalk, head region and shell. Southern Highlands, NSW, Australia
Damselfly, Nymph, Coenagrion
Aquatic nymph stage of Damselfly insect, Coenagrioniidae on green plant. Close view of head and thorax showing face, mouth parts and embryonic wing stubs. England, UK Family Coenagrionidae.
The Crested Pigeon, Ocyphaps lophotes
Found in lightly wooded grasslands in both rural and urban areas. Native to Australia, feeding pair.
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Replica Stephenson Rocket 1979
Replica Stephenson Rocket running in Hyde Park outside Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London, UK. August-September 1979.
Stephenson Rocket Rides Again 1979 - an event organised by the Science Museum, London. Celebrating 150 years since the original (built by Robert Stephenson and Company) won the Rainhill Trials held by the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1829.
Photos circa August-September 1979.
Images scanned from a 35mm Kodak Vericolor II 160 Type S emulsion code 5025 colour negative photograph.
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Woking town and Basingstoke Canal, Surrey, England
Woking town centre showing the Peacocks Arts and Entertainment Centre, New Victoria Theatre and Civic Centre. Basingstoke Canal in foreground. View from Horsell side of the canal. Circa 1992. The signage indicates that the 1992 Hollywood movie Basic Instinct is showing that week. Woking, Surrey, England, Britain, UK. Scanned from a Kodachrome 25 slide.
Damselfly nymph, Coenagrioniidae
Aquatic nymph stage of Damselfly, Coenagrioniidae on green plant. Close view of head and thorax showing embryonic wing stubs. England, UK
Spectacled Flying Fox, Pteropus conspicillatus
Spectacled Flying Fox, Pteropus conspicillatus. Aso known as the Spectacled Fruit Bat. Campsite in trees adjacent to mangroves, coastal Port Douglas, Northern Queensland, Australia. Listed as a threatened species under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and now classified as endangered by the IUCN in 2020. Order Chiroptera, Family Pteropodidae, Genus Pteropus
Bladder snail Physa spp.
Bladder snail Physa spp. Freshwater snail. Common in bodies of freshwater. Images show development of egg, embryo and juveile hatching from egg sac.
Spirobolid millipede
Spirobolida Millipede. These animals are found across Australia feeding on the soft parts of plants and decaying vegetation. Images show adult millipede foraging amongst lichen, fungus and the rough bark crevices of a grden tree. Southern Highlands, NSW.
Bladder snail Physa spp.
Bladder snail Physa spp. Freshwater snail. Common in bodies of freshwater. Images show development of egg, embryo and juveile hatching from egg sac.
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COP26 Global Day of Action for Climate Justice, Sydney, Australia
COP26 Global Day of Action for Climate Justice, 6 November 2021 in Hyde Park, Sydney, NSW
Spirobolid millipede
Spirobolida Millipede. These animals are found across Australia feeding on the soft parts of plants and decaying vegetation. Images show adult millipede foraging amongst lichen and the rough bark crevices of a grden tree. Southern Highlands, NSW.
Black darter dragonfly, Sympetrum danae
Head on view of Black darter dragonfly, Sympetrum danae on rock. Showing head, mouth compound eyes. Family Libellulidae Order Odonata Photographed in Cumbria near Hawkeshead, UK
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Esplanade Hotel Penarth, Wales - Fire - 04
Fire at Esplanade Hotel, Penarth, Cardiff, South Wales, Great Britain, UK. May 29, 1977.
Fire sweeps through the iconic Victorian era Esplanade Hotel on the seafront at Penarth.
A large crowd gathered to watch the work of Penarth and Cardiff City fire fighters. South Glamorgan Fire Brigade, South Wales, United Kingdom.
Image also shows man using hand held 16mm cine camera.
Scanned/restored images from old GAF transparencies.
The Penarth Times has an interesting article regarding this incident on their website at https://www.penarthtimes.co.uk/news/9050446.looking-back-at-the-esplanade-hotel-fire-a-firemans-view-by-alastair-smith/
(URL was correct in April, 2023).
Steam Train, Caerphilly Railway Society | 02
Vintage transport, steam locomotive.
Steam Day at Caerphilly Railway Society, Harold Wilson Industrial Estate in Caerphilly, South Wales, UK.
Small tank or industrial steam locomotive.
Photo June 25, 1978
Egg raft, mosquito, Culex pipiens
Mosquito egg raft on surface of body of still water. Aquatic eggs. Family Culicidae After hatching the mosquito larva will live for a period of time as aquatic microbial feeders eating plankton, small algae etc. These larvae are often known as wrigglers or tumblers.
Burnt lawn and old water tap. Black Summer 2019
Image shows old water irrigation tap on burnt, drought stricken garden lawn. Southern Highlands, NSW, Australia.Summer 2019.